SYRIA? BEFORE 1932

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9731

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Hoard name

SYRIA? BEFORE 1932

Alternative names

Caesarea

Data type

Hoard

Date of discovery (from)

(to)

1932

Total number of coins

Summary

A hoard of 22 Caesarean drachms of Tiberius to Nero, believed to have been found in Syria, provenance otherwise unknown.

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Discovery method

Unknown
Land Use

Unknown
Comment

The coins are uniform in appearance and vary only slightly in condition. It is believed that this group is the complete hoard.
Closing reign (earliest)

Nero
Terminal year (earliest)

54
Closing reign (latest)

Nero
Terminal year (latest)

56
Opening year (earliest)

32
Opening year (latest)

33
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Entered

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Numismatic rating

Excellent
Context rating

Poor
Findspot rating

Poor

Site class

Uncertain

References

Reference

Sydenham, E. A. - 1932 - A Small Find of Caesarean Drachms

Ref

68-69

Reference

Noe, S.P. - 1937 - A Bibliography of Greek Coin Hoards (2nd ed.)

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1035

Reference

RPC I

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p. 551, no. 3

Comment

with RPC numbers. Listed as 'Caesarea'.

Reference

Butcher, K. - 2004 - Coinage in Roman Syria: Northern Syria, 64 BC - AD 253

Ref

p. 272 no. 19

R. Bennett (Sept. 2017). Updated by M. Spoerri (Aug. 2022/Jan. 2024) with coin-level information entered.

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