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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 reverse has him galloping to war on a horse with sword in hand. It shows the Roman Legionary Standards which contain solar eclpise symbols. These symbols would have been seen by Jesus and His Family. Photo Lucernae Coins


 

2000 years ago the cross was a Roman symbol of death and terror. Jesus Christ transformed this symbol into a universal sign of God's love, hope and resurrection. Solar eclipse events are recorded in Roman mythology during the conception of Romulus and Remus by the war god Mars and during the foundation of the city of Rome. The solar eclipse to the Romans was a sign from their gods that war was upon the Earth. The solar eclipse symbol of the star/pellet within the crescent on Roman coins and legionary standards was also a sign of their god's approval of Roman domination over conquered lands. Fifteen hundred years later, the "Our Lady of Guadalupe" Icon was presented to the New World as an inverted Roman Legionary Standard. Jesus Christ changed these symbols of Roman domination and slavery into an everlasting sign of God's love and compassion. 

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