Identifer: CJF-RFC2015194

Medium
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Description
This medal was issued as part of the Historical Cities of Israel Medals which were issued by the Israel Government Coins & Medals Corporation to commemorate the Historical Cities of Israel.  They were issued from 1965-1966.  They were all issued in Silver and Yellow Bronze ( also known as tombac) with one medal struck in gold.
 
This medal is 45mm with a mintage of 6,190.
 
Near the end of the Second Commonwealth, Caesarea was the most beautiful city in all of Israel and many Jews were attracted to it.  The great revolt against the Romans was kindled in Caesarea and Jews were among the first to be killed in the revolt.
 
In the 2nd century BCE the Jewish community was reestablished in Caesarea and during the Mishnaic and Talmudic period it served as a focal point of attraction to Tannaim and Amoraim.
 
The town was destroyed during the Arab conquest in 639 CE.  The Crusaders who conquered Caesarea in 1102 fortified it again.  The final Moslem conquest in 1265 left the city abandoned.
 
In modern times Caesarea’s glory was rediscovered by archaeologists who have unearthed a brilliant past including remnants of Jewish synagogues from the period of the 4th to 7th centuries.