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117, Lot: 167. Estimate $100.
Sold for $162. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SAMARIA, Caesarea Maritima. "Minim". 1st century CE. Æ 13mm (0 g, 1h). Crude palm branch / Amphora with two large handles. Kadman Jewish 51; Meshorer 371; Hendin -. VF for type, desert patina. Rare.

A recurring phenomenon around Caesarea is the appearance of reduced module imitiations of circulating coinage. The pieces most often published are so-called “minims” which copy the bronze prutahs of the Herodian kings, the procurators, and the First Jewish War. As quantities of these coins have been found in outlying regions, especially around the sites of the legionary encampments, rather than in the city proper, they probably served as a token currency in the camps and their associated settlements. For a further discussion, see H. Hamburger, “Minute Coins from Caesarea,”