Sulla, Dictator of Rome
This coin was minted by Faustus Cornelius Sulla in 56 BC. He was the son of Roman Dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla. He married Pompey's...
Rome Mint 143 BC
This coin has the head of Roma on the obverse. Diana is on the reverse with a chariot signifying the moon. Diana is also carrying a...
Solar Eclipse 147 BC
This solar eclipse was seen by Roman armies while fighting in Carthage during the Third Punic War.
Roman Republic before Sulla's dictatorship, minted at Rome 89 BC
This coin was minted by moneyers of Sabine origin in Rome in 89BC. The star and crescent may commemorate King Tatius who attacked Rome...
Ptolemy II, Tyre Mint 250 BC
The coin above is the precursor to the temple tax coins of Jerusalem. The reverse displays the eagle over the solar eclipse symbol of the...
Solar Eclipse of 251 BC
Note this solar eclipse was clearly visible over the city of Tyre in 251 BC.
Joppa Mint 255, 254 BC, Ptolemy II, Philadephus
The above coin was minted near modern day Tel Aviv after the 255 BC solar eclipse. The dot in the circle on the reverse is likely...
Solar Eclipse of 255 BC
Note this solar eclipse would have been visible in Joppa( modern day Tel Aviv) and Carthage. The First Punic War was being fought in...
Sabaean Kingdom, 3rd century BC
This coin was minted in modern day Yemen in the 3rd century BC. It is shown to establish how ancient peoples incorporated the signs of...