EC Roman Ancient -27BC-14AD, Star of Bethlehem Coin,Ae

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EC Roman Ancient -27BC-14AD, Star of Bethlehem Coin,Ae:
$44.00

ROMAN IMPERIAL
Time of Augustus27BC - 14AD , Ae
Silanus, Legatus Augusti pro praetoreThe \"Star of Bethlehem Coin\" .Obverse Zeus\' laureate head right; reverse EΠI ΣIΛANOΥ ANTIOXEΩN, ram running right, looking back, star above...From The Dr. Patrick Tan Collection In his book \"The Star of Bethlehem: The Legacy of the Magi,\" historical astronomer Michael Molnar makes a case that the series of coins issued in the early first century AD by the city of Antioch depict a celestial event -- an occultation of Jupiter by the moon in the constellation of Ares -- that is the most likely candidate for the \"Star of Bethlehem\" that guided the Magi to the place of Christ\'s birth. He dates the event to April 17, 6 BC, and claims it was so portentious (Ares being a celestial symbol of Judaea and surrounding regions) that it was referenced on coins issued decades after the fact. This and the next five coins are all part of this unique series, which depict a ram (Ares) leaping to the right and looking back at a star and/or the moon....Weight : 6.39g Diameter :21mm
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