Caesarea in Judaea, 222-235 AD., Severus Alexander, Æ19, BMC 126.
Caesarea Maritima in Judaea (Samaria), Severus Alexander (222-235), struck 215-217 AD.,
Æ19 (18-19 mm / 4,02 g), bronze, axes about medal alignment ↑↑ (ca. 20°),
Obv.: [IMP C SEV ALEXAND] (or similar) , his laureate bust right.
Rev.: C I F A[V F C CAE METROP] / SPQR (or similar) , within wreath supported by eagle.
BMC 27, 126 ; Kadman 97 ; Hendin 244 ; Sear GIC 3374 .
Caesarea, about 30 miles north of Joppa and about 70 miles northwest of Jerusalem, was the capital of the Roman province of Judaea, the seat of the procurators, and the headquarters of the Roman troops. It was founded by Herod the Great and named after Caesar Augustus.