At the base of Mt. Hermon, Caesarea Panias (modern day Banias) is a large spring emerging from a cave which became the centre of a Pan cult. The cave or grotto is surrounded by several niches for statues, (seen on some coins of Paneas) and inscriptions on the rock-face still remain.
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A list of dates on coins.
| Meshorer 1 | Caesaria Panias, Syria, time of Marcus Aurelius. AE19, dated year 172 (168-169 AD.) Turreted, draped bust of Tyche right / ΠOB KAICAΡ ΠANIA ΔOC in four lines within wreath. Rosenberger 15; Meshorer Caesaria Panias 1. | Text | Image |
| Meshorer 1 (2) | Caesarea Paneas, Syria. AE18, Semi-Autonomous, Dated AD 169 (year 172 of the local era). Turreted, draped bust of Tyche right / BOΠ KAICAΡ ΠANIA ΔOC in four lines within wreath. Sofaer pl. 34,1. Meshorer (Paneas) 1. | Text | Image |
| Meshorer 2 | Caesarea Panias (Trachonitis), Syria, AE14, time of Marcus Aurelius. 3.58g. 169 AD. Head of Pan right / KAICAΡ ΠANIA ΔOC ΠOB, syrinx. SNG ANS 860; Meshorer Caesarea Pania, 2. | Text Text | Image Image |
| Meshorer 3 | Caesarea Panias, Syria, AE10, 0.99g. ca 169 AD. Head of Pan left / no legend, Syrinx (Pan pipes). Meshorer Caesaria Pania 3; Meshorer 185. Rosenberger 8. | Text Text | Image Image |
| RPC 4942 | Augustus and Herod Philip, AE19 of Caesarea Paneas, Syria. Dated Year 16, AD 12-13. 7.49 g. KAICAΡI CEBACTΩ, bare head of Augustus right. / ΦIΛIΠΠOY TETΡAΡXOY, tetrastyle temple, date L I ς between the columns. RPC 4942; Meshorer 5; Paris 117. | Text | Image |
| RPC 4952 | Livia, AE16 of Caesarea Paneas, struck by Herod Philip, Tetrarch of Batanea, 4 BC-AD 34 AD. IOYΛIA CEBACTH, draped bust of Livia right / KAΡΠOΦOΡOCC ("fruit-bearing"), hand holding three stalks of grain, L Λ-Δ (year 34) across fields. Hendin 1233; RPC 4952, RPC 4949; Hendin 540. | Text | Image |
| Hendin 534 | Tiberius AE19 of Judaea, Herod Philip. Struck at Caesarea Panias in 19 AD. TIBEΡIOΣ ΣEBAΣ, laureate bust right [star countermark to right] / ΦIΛIΠΠOY TETΡAΡXO, tetrastyle temple, date L-I-Θ between columns. | Text | Image |
| RPC 4977 | Caesonia, AE18 of Caesaraea Panias, Syria. Dated RY 5 of Agrippa I (AD 40-41). KAIΣΩNIA ΓYNH ΣEBAΣTOY, Draped bust of Caesonia left, wearing hair in long plait / ΔΡOYΣIΛΛA ΘYΓATRI ΣEBAΣTOY, Drusilla standing facing, head right, holding Nike and branch, LE in left field. RPC 4977; Meshorer 117; SNG ANS -. | Text Text | Image Image |
| Hendin 582 | Nero AE18 Half-denomination of Judaea, Agrippa II, on refounding Caesarea Panias as Neronias. NEΡΩNOΣ KAIΣAΡ ΣEBAΣTOY, laureate bust of Nero right / EΠI BAΣIΛE AΓΡIΠΠI NEΡΩ NIE, legend within a circle and wreath. AJC 2. | Text | Image |
| Hendin 583 | Nero AE14 Quarter-denomination of Judaea, Agrippa II, on refounding Caesarea Panias as Neronias. NEΡΩ KAIΣAΡ ΣEBAΣTOY, laureate head right / EΠI BAΣIΛE AΓΡIΠΠI NEΡΩ NIE, inscription within circle and wreath. AJC 3. | Text | Image | Text | Image | Text | Image |
| RPC 4846 | Poppaea, AE20 of Caesarea Panias, Syria. after 65 AD, posthumous for Poppaea and her daughter Claudia. DIVA POPPAEA AV, distyle temple on high base, with veiled statue of Poppaea seated left within, holding cornucopiae (and/or patera) / DIVA CLAVD NER F, hexastyle round temple with domed roof, female figure standing left within, holding cornucopiae. RPC 4846; SNG ANS 858; Meshorer, Caesaria Panias, Plate 7, H. | Text | Image |
| RPC 2243 | Vespasian, for Agrippa II, AE24 of Caesarea Panias, Syria. AYTOKΡA OYECΠACI KAICAΡI CEBACTΩ, laureate head right / ET ΔI-BA, AΓΡI-ΠΠA in two lines across fields, Tyche standing left, kalathos on head, holding two corn-ears and cornucopiae. RPC 2243; Meshorer 7; Paris 139. | Text | Image |
| Because of the uncertainty about which Caesarea (Panias or Maritima) was source of some coins of the Flavians, see also Caesarea Maritima | |||
| RPC 2305 | Domitian, 83 AD., AE23 of Caesaria Panias, Syria. 10.95 gr. IMP DOMITIANVS CAES AVG GERMANICVS, laureate head left / No legend, Athena, helmeted, standing left, holding shield and spear, placing helmet on trophy consisting of cuirass, two shields and spears, two crossed greaves at bottom. Hendin 1455, Meshorer TJC 392, RPC II 2305, SNG ANS 492-494. | Text | Image |
| RPC 2307 | Domitian, AE28, Caesaria Panias, Syria. AD 81-96. IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XI, radiate head right / IMP XXI COS XVI CENS P P P, Seven-branched palm-tree with two bunches of dates. RPC 2307; BMC 31. | Text | Image |
| Meshorer 6a | Marcus Aurelius, AE25 of Caesarea Panias, Palestine. AD 161-180. Dated local year 172 (AD 168-169). 14.4 g. AYT KAIC M AYΡ ANTωNEINOC CEB, laureate head right, slight drapery on both shoulders. / KAIC CEB IEΡ KAI ACY T Π ΠANIEω around, PO-B across fields. Pan, naked, head facing, legs crossed, playing flute, leaning on tree trunk to right. Meshorer, Caesarea 6a; Paris 228; SNG ANS 862-863. | Text | Image |
| SNG ANS 862 | Marcus Aurelius AE24 of Caesarea Panias, Trachonitis. 161-180 AD. Year 172 = 168/9 AD. [A]YT KAIC M AYP - ANTW[NEINOC CEB], laureate bust right, slight drapery on shoulder / KAIC CEBA IEP KAI - ACY T P PANEIW around, date PO - B across field, Pan, naked, standing right, leaning against tree trunk, legs crossed, playing flute. Rosenberger 11. SNG ANS 862. | Text | Image |
| Hunter 1 | Commodus, AE24 of Caesaria Panias, Syria. AY K M AYΡ ANTO KOM, laureate head right / KAIC CEB IEΡ KAI ACY T ΠΡ ΠANE ΠhA, Pan, naked, standing front, looking right, legs crossed, leaning against a tree trunk and playing flute. Hunter 1; Meshorer, Caesarea Paneas 9-9b; Paris 231; Vienna 21947. | Text | Image |
| Meshorer 12a | Septimius Severus AE24 of Caesarea Panias, Palestine. AD 193-211. Dated local year 199 (AD 196-197). 8.88 g. AYT Λ CEΠ CEYHΡON, laureate head right. / KAI CEB IEΡ KAI ACY T ΠANEIω, Pan, naked, walking left, playing the flute, tree trunk hung with a syrinx to right and pedum at its base. Date Ρς-Θ across fields. Meshorer 12a; Rosenberger 19; Sofaer 10. | Text | Image |
| Meshorer 13 | Julia Domna AE24 of Caesarea Panias, Syria. AD 193-217. 9.4 g. IOYΛIA ΔOMNA CEB, draped bust right. / KAI CEB IEΡ KAI ACYΛ T ΠANEIω, Tyche standing right, holding rudder behind her, and cornucopiae. Date C-B across fields. Rosenberger 22; Meshorer 13. | Text | Image |
| CNG 587, 528 | Caracalla, AE16 of Caesarea Panias, Palestine. AD 198-217. Dated local year 202 (AD 199). 1.96 g. ANTΩNIN..., laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. / CB (date) KAICAΡ ΠANIA ΔOC in four lines within laurel wreath. Unpublished for Caracalla. Meshorer 18 var (Geta). CNG 587, 528. | Text | Image |
| Meshorer 22 | Caracalla AE 24mm of Caesarea Panias. AD 198-217. 12.45 g. M AYΡ ANTΩNEINOC CEB, laureate head right. / KAICAΡIA ΠANIAC, Tyche standing right, left foot on rock, holding rudder and cornucopiae. Date CI-Δ across fields. Meshorer 22; Sofaer 20; SNG ANS 873. | Text | Image |
| SNG ANS 872 | Caracalla AE 21mm of Caesarea Panias, Trachonitis, Syria. Dated year 214 (210/1 AD). M AYΡ ANTΩN(INOC CEB), laureate head right, seen from behind / KAICAΡIA ΠIAC, shepherd's crook and syrinx; date CIΔ below. Rosenberger 29. | Text | Image |
| Meshorer 26 | Plautilla, AE24 of Caesarea Panias. AD 202-205. Dated local year 204 (AD 200-201). 13 g. (clockwise from top right) ΦOYΛOYIA ΠΛAYTIΛA CEB, draped bust right. / KIA CEO IEΡ ..ΠANEIω, Tyche sitting right on rocks, holding corn-ears, river-god at foot right. Date D-C across fields. Meshorer 26; Lindgren III, 1127 (this coin, corr. city); Sofaer 23; RPC V-3 ID 69243. | Text | Image |
| Meshorer 26 var | Plautilla, AE24 of Caesarea Panias. AD 202-205. Dated local year 204 (AD 200-201). 9.39 g. (clockwise from top right) ΦOYΛ NO ..ΛΛAN CE, draped bust right. / ..KIA CA.. CEB, Tyche sitting right on rocks, holding corn-ears, river-god at foot right. Date C-Δ (instead of Δ-C) across fields. Meshorer 26 var (legends garbled and date configuration). | Text | Image |
| Meshorer 15 | Geta, AE22 of Caesarea Panias, Palestine. Dated local year 198-199. 11.3 g. CEΠTI ΓET KAICA, laureate, draped bust right. / KAI CEB IEΡ KAI ACYΛ T ΠANEI, Zeus standing left by altar, holding patera and sceptre, date C-B across fields. Meshorer 15; Rosenberger 36; SNG ANS 874-875. | Text | Image |
| Meshorer 17 | Geta, AE24 of Caesarea Paneas, Palestine, AD 197-212. 9 g. Dated local year 202, AD 199. CEΠTI ΓETAC KAICAΡ, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / KAIC CΡB IEΡ KAI ACYΛ T Π ΠANIA, Pan, naked, standing front, looking right, legs crossed, playing flute, tree trunk hung with a syrinx to right with a pedum at the base of the tree. Date CB in left field. Meshorer 17; Rosenberger 37; Mionnet V, 20. | Text | Image |
| Meshorer 40a | Elagabalus, AE30 of Caesarea Paneas, Palestine. AD 218-222. Dated year 222, AD 219. 18.48 g. AYT K M AYΠ ANTΩNINOC C, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. / KAIC ΠA CE IEΡA ACYΛO CK B, Pan, naked, standing facing between two standards, looking right, playing the flute, leaning on a tree trunk with syrinx hung on its lower part and pedum at foot. Meshora Paneas 40a; Sofaer pl. 36,32. | Text | Image |
| Meshorer 59 var | Elagabalus AE25, of Caesaria Panias. AYT KAI ANTΩNINOC, Laureate, cuirassed bust right / KAIC ΠE IEΡ.. Pan standing facing, legs crossed, playing pipes; resting elbow on tree trunk; to left, three goats, one standing, two recumbent ("single-headed triple goat"), crescent above. cf. Meshorer, INJ 8, 59 (Julia Soaemias). | Text | Image |
| SNG ANS 884 | Elagabalus. AE27 of Trachonitis, Caesarea Panias, Syria, Year 222 = 218-219 AD. AYT K M ANTΩNINOC C, laureate, cuirassed bust right, slight drapery on left shoulder / KAI ΠAN CE - B I ACY around, (would also have date CK B in exergue), Grotto of Pan, between pedum on left and syrinx on right, within which Pan, naked, leaning, with legs crossed, against trunk of tree and playing flute. SNG ANS 884; Rosenberger 47. | Text | Image |
| Meshorer 48 | Julia Maesa AE27 of Caesarea Panias, Palestine. AD 218-225. Dated local year 223 (AD 219-220). 13.56 g. IOYΛI MECA AYΓ, diademed and draped bust right. / KAI ΠA CEB I ACY, Pan, naked, standing front, legs crossed, playing flute, leaning on tree trunk with hanging syrinx to right, goat standing left at foot left, pedum to right. CKΓ (date) in exergue. Meshorer 48; Rosenberger 49; Sofaer 36; RPC VI temp 9209 corr (obv legend). | Text | Image |
