Israel - 2 silver coins, 1 gold - 1/2, 1, 5 shekels 1995 - gold 900, 8.63g, silver 925, 21.6g (total)

Israel - 2 silver coins, 1 gold - 1/2, 1, 5 shekels 1995 - gold 900, 8.63g, silver 925, 21.6g (total) Only 10% fees + VAT on this item Caesarea Sites in the Holy Land Coin, 1988/5749 Caesarea combines an impressive antiquities site with modern residential neighborhood and holiday center. It began as a Sidonian city. In 20 B.C.E., Herod built a port city in honor of Augustus Caesar. The ancient city includes a palace, hippodrome, temple, theater, port, and aqueducts. In 66 C.E., the Great Jewish Revolt against Rome began in Caesarea, many Jews were slaughtered and few were able to escape. According to legend, ten Jewish sages, including Rabbi Akiva, were tortured to death in the city. The city was also an important Samaritan center. During the Byzantine period, Caesarea became a major Christian city. In 1170, Benjamin of Tudela, a famous Jewish traveler, visited the city and found 10 Jewish and 200 Samaritan families living there. Obverse: Face value in Hebrew and English, "1/2 New Sheqel" on the Silver B.U. Coin, "1 New Sheqel" on the Silver Proof Coin, "5 New Sheqalim" on the Gold Coin, left of the face value, the Israel State emblem, "ISRAEL" in Hebrew, English and Arabic and the mint year, 1988 / 5749 Reverse: Archaeological remains in the city: Capital of pillar with menorah (seven-branched candelabrum, from a Jewish Synagogue), the hippodrome, crusader fortress, ancient port and aqueduct, in the left-hand border, "CAESAREA" in Hebrew and English.