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Solar Eclipse of AD 39 with Caligula Countermark."Let them hate me as long as they fear me."

  • Writer: scoa32
    scoa32
  • Oct 3, 2021
  • 1 min read



Roman countermarks served a number of purposes. They were placed on worn coins for revaluation, propaganda and tracking. The coin above is Emperor Tiberius minted in Commagene. The head stamped below is likely Caligula with a star and crescent from the below solar eclipse.











Several clear points are revealed,

  1. Caligula was using the solar eclipse as symbolic to Roman kingship with reference to Romulus in the foundation myth of Rome.

  2. Caligula's image was defaced on the countermark. The neck was cut. The patina is present in the cut mark. This is consistent with the defacing of prior coins of Caligula as seen in the image above.

  3. Solar Eclipses in Roman mythology are associated with birth , major life event(war), and death. Note Caligula's father Germanicus died October 10 , 0019 after a large solar eclipse and was likely assassinated by Emperor Tiberius.














 
 
 

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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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