

P. Clodius and M.F. Turrinus, Rome Mint 42 BC, Eclipse of 50 BC
In 42 BC the Roman Republican armies were defeated by Octavian and Marc Antony at the Battle of Phillipi. The obverse of the coin shows...


Total Eclipse of 63 BC
This eclipse would have been present in Europe around the time of Pompey invading Judea.


Pompey the Great and the siege of Jerusalem in 63 BC
This is a coin of Pompey the Great minted 14 years after the siege of Jerusalem. Pompey the Great arrived in Antioch to bring about the...


L. Rusticus, Rome Mint 76 BC
This coin demonstrates Roman intentions toward Judea in 76 BC. Hyrcanus II came to power in Judea in 76 BC as well. Hyrcanus II went to...


Roman Republic, C Lucretius Trio, 76 BC Rome Mint, Eclipse of 77 BC
This coin was minted in Rome in 76 BC. The obverse shows the sun god Sol with a radiate crown. The reverse shows the "pellet and...


Dioscuri, Rome Mint 96 BC
This coin was minted in Rome in 96 BC. The coin has the head of Apollo on the obverse and the Dioscuri on the reverse. The Dioscuri were...


Solar Eclipse 492 BC
Seen around the time of the Battle of Lake Regillus when the Roman Monarchy was changed to the Roman Republic. The Roman Republic became...


Moneyer Licinius Nerva, Rome Mint 113 BC
The obverse of this coin displays the Roman military machine represented as the god, "Roma." The solar crescent above Roma has a pellet...