CAESAREA 2016

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Location

City

Caesarea [קֵיסָרְיָה]

County

Region

Haifa [מחוז חיפה‎; منطقة حيفا]

Country

Israel

Ancient place

Caesarea Maritima

Lat/Long/Alt

32.4754 / 34.8801 / -47 view

Location details

Centred on field

Information

8454

Permalink

https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/8454

Hoard name

CAESAREA 2016

Alternative names

Caesarea Maritima

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

2016

Total number of coins

1000

Summary

The hoard comprised two lumps of coins struck by Constantine I and Licinius I from a shipwreck assemblage, found near the eastern corner of the northern breakwater reef of the Herodian harbor at Caesarea Maritima.

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Discovery method

Controlled archaeological investigation
Land Use

Marine
Disposition

Israel Antiquities Authority
Finder(s)

Ran Feinstein and Ofer Ra‘anan
Comment

The find includes thousands of coins in two lumps weighing around 44 pounds (20kg) bearing the images of Constantine the Great and of Licinius.
Closing reign (earliest)

Constantine I (RIC VII)
Terminal year (earliest)

317
Closing reign (latest)

Constantine I (RIC VII)
Terminal year (latest)

337
Opening year (earliest)

308
Opening year (latest)

324
Coin-level data

Not available

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Numismatic rating

Poor
Rating comment

The details of the hoard have not yet been published, beyond the initial press release.
Context rating

Fair
Findspot rating

Fair

Site comment

The shipwreck was discovered by divers and then was stratigraphically excavated by the Marine Archaeology Unit of the Israel Antiquities Authority.
Recovery method

Excavation
Site class

Marine

Context

Shipwreck, Port

Period

Roman
End period

Roman

Containers belonging to this hoard

Amphora

The coins were discovered in a broken amphora.

References

Reference

Griffiths, S. - 2016 - Here be treasure! Rare bronze statues and thousands of coins among Roman artefacts recovered from shipwreck at the ancient port of Caesarea

Reference

Sharvit, J. and Buxton B. - 2022 - A Roman merchant ship cargo of scrap metal and raw materials in the Caesarea Harbor: Preliminary report

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Comment

Assaf Peretz (Israel Antiquities Authority)

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AFP

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Comment

J. Goldman 25.01.17. Updated by C. Gazdac (Feb. 2022). Further information entered, M. Spoerri (Oct. 2024).

Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire

CAESAREA 2016

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Containers belonging to this hoard

Amphora

The coins were discovered in a broken amphora.

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Coin Hoardsof the Roman Empire

CAESAREA 2016

Data not added to the map

Containers belonging to this hoard

Amphora

The coins were discovered in a broken amphora.

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Coin Hoards
of the Roman Empire