Opium Poppyseed Addiction in First Century Ancient Israel, a cause for the destruction of the Second
The Baetyl in the Broken Poppyseed Chalice The above two coins were minted during the Roman siege of Jerusalem in AD 69. Note the...
Alterations to the Tilma of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Why
Photo of the Tilma from Mexico City Alterations of the Image 1. No Crown was present on the original image, it was added and later...
The Most Evil Coin in the World
How does one determine what coin ranks as the most evil in world history? Simply put it is WHO the coin represents and WHAT effect does...
Meaning of the 2017 Great American Solar Eclipse, the Triumph of the Light of Christ over the Darkne
It usually took the ancient Romans at least a year before symbols of solar eclipses started showing up on their coins. They had to wait...
Roman Philadelphia, The Solar Eclipse of 80 AD under Titus
The above coin was the last quasi-autonomous issue of Philadelphia of the Decapolis in 79 AD. Athena is on the obverse and the reverse...
The Roman Crisis of the Third Century and the Solar Eclipse of 234 AD
Maximinus 1 or "Thrax," the Roman Emperor from 235-238 AD is generally credited by historians as ushering in the decline of the Western...
The Julian Solar Eclipse of 49 BC, the beginning of the Roman Empire
A very interesting coin minted in Rome in 48 BC. In 49 BC Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon river and plunged the Roman Republic into...
The Star and Crescent represents a Solar Eclipse
I wanted to find a modern representation of the star and crescent representing a solar eclipse. Look no farther than the above coin. The...
Symbolism of the date palm on the coins of Herod Antipas
Herod Antipas 20-21 AD, Tiberias Mint Photo Zurqieh Coins Anatomy of date palm and fruit frond Biblical Date Palm seedling from Masada....
Herod the Great and the Roman Opium Trade
Where did Herod the Great obtain the wealth needed for his building projects? Why was he able to garner such support from Emperor...
