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Home > Catalog > |Judean & Biblical Coins| > |Biblical Coins| > |Christmas| > RY83419
Roman Syria, Antioch, Civic Series, 11 - 12 A.D., The "Star of Bethlehem Coin"
Michael Molnar, an astronomer, believes this coin depicts Jupiter's occultation of Aries in 6 B.C., the most probable "Star of Bethlehem."
RY83419. Bronze AE 21, RPC I 4266; BMC Galatia p. 159, 62; Butcher 56, VF, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, weight 7.711g, maximum diameter 21.2mm, die axis 0o, 11 - 12 A.D.; obverse Zeus' laureate head right; reverse ANTIOXEΩN MHTPOΠOΛEΩN, ram running right, looking back, star above, BM (year 42) below, ANT monogram in exergue; SOLD











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