Trajan Decius. 249-251 AD. AE 26-27.5, 18.25g (7h). Samaria, Caesarea, . Obv: IMP C C MES Q TRA [DECIVS AVG] Bust laureate, draped, cuirassed right, seen from front. Rx: COL / PR FL / AVG F C / CAES ME / TR P S in five lines within laurel wreath. The reverse legend calls Caesarea "Metropolis of Syria Palestina". RPC 2073 (12 spec.). Sofaer Coll. 127. Purchased from Bill Rosenberg, 19 August 2004.