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Changing one's perspective always helps us understand the greater picture. If an ancient Roman were to see the above picture, he or she...

Roman Legionary Standard

Roman legionary standards have not survived to modern times. This is a representation of what one would have looked like. Numerous...

Augustus, Roman Legionary Standard

This coin was minted in 7 BC in France near the time of the birth of Jesus Christ. The obverse has the head of Caesar Augustus and the...

Marc Antony, Legionary Mint 32 BC

This coin of Marc Antony shows the Roman Legionary standard near the time of Jesus Christ. The standard is composed of multiple heavenly...

Our Lady of Guadalupe and the New Roman Legionary Standard

This project was dedicated to the Glory of Jesus Christ and how He changed the Roman Empire. The above picture demonstrates The Virgin...

Artemis of Ephesus and Mary, Mother of God

In the first century AD the above coin circulated in southwestern modern day Turkey. It was minted in circa 1st century BC in Caria near...

Eclipse 1531 AD

This solar eclipse was likely seen by the Aztecs. It is very interesting to think that 9 months later Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared to...

Eclipse 1524 AD

This solar eclipse was seen by the Aztecs in modern day Mexico City. It is no coincidence Juan Diego was baptized in 1524-25 after this...

Emperor Constantine, 312 AD

This coin displays the Roman legionary standard at the time of Constantine. Emperor Constantine made Christianity the official religion...

Empress Helena, Mother of Constantine the Great, Antioch mint 324-325 AD

This coin was minted in Antioch before Saint Helena undertook a trip to Palastine to recover JudeoChristian relics. Notice the star and...

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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.