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Roman Solar Eclipse of 75 AD

This solar eclipse was seen in Rome during the construction of the Colosseum. Jewish slaves and temple treasure were used to fund this...

Agrippa II under Titus, 75 AD Rome Solar Eclipse

The above coin was minted in Caesarea Paneas in 74/75 AD. The obverse displays a bust of Titus to the right and the reverse has an empty...

Antioch Ram Coin at the start of the First Jewish Revolt, 65-66AD

This coin was minted in 65-66 AD in Antioch prior to the First Jewish Revolt with Rome. The reverse shows a double date, 55AD-65 AD. I...

Solar Eclipse 59 AD

Emperor Otho, 69 AD Antioch Mint

This coin was minted by Emperor Otho near the end of the first Jewish revolt. The pellet and crescent symbol at the base of the reverse...

Reissue of Antioch coin under Nero 55-56 AD

This coin was reissued in Antioch under Nero with the eclipse symbol replacing the star. Additionally Jupiter on the obverse is replaced...

52 AD Eclipse

Antioch Ram Coin under Nero 55 AD

The above coin series from 55 AD shows the ram looking back at two solar eclipse events. The Roman god Fortuna or "Tyche" is on the...

Emperor Claudius and Agrippina the Younger, Married 49 AD

Emperor Claudius married his fourth wife Agrippina the Younger in 49 AD. Agrippina the Younger was the daughter of Germanicus who was...

49 AD Eclipse over Antioch and Damascus

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This project shows the meaning of the star within the crescent on Roman coins is likely symbolic for a solar eclipse. The star is a planet to the ancients and the crescent is the sun. The ram is an astrologic symbol for ancient Judea or the lands from Antioch to Egypt.

Please see the below link to, " The Evidence for Aries the Ram as the Astrological Sign of Judea, " by Michael R. Molnar

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Clearly one sees a planetary body moving over the sun in this photo. This is the Antioch ram coin issued from Nero in 55-56 AD. From the T. Cartwright collection

Eclipse diagrams are taken from the NASA Website, "Canon of Solar Eclipses"

Acknowlegements, Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC

Thanks to the Vcoins search engine website and the individual vendors for the photos as cited

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Symbols of Solar Eclipses on coins of the Roman Civilization
Republic to the Christian Era
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For the Romans, a solar eclipse was the greatest symbol of fear, terror and domination in nature. This website explores the meaning of solar/lunar darkening events in Judeo-Roman culture.