Roman Republican No. 61: Lucretius Trio with Sol, Crescent Moon, & 7 Stars

Maybe I can see what you mean a little in the photo. In person, I don't see it. But the photo is still closer to reality, I think, than the other two I posted. Purple or not!

 

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@DonnaML , I took the liberty and adjusted the tone a bit. Is this better/different?
Just trying to be helpful

 

An interesting read about astronomical symbols on ancient coins:

http://tjbuggey.ancients.info/astro.html

 

Thanks! It does look a little more silvery, I think.

 

L Mussidius Longus
42 BC


P Clodius MF Turrinus
42 BC

 

This is how your "fix" looks together with the reverse -- a vast improvement over the original photos (both the dealer's and mine), I think, and a much closer resemblance to what the coin actually looks like. With this photo, he probably could have charged a lot more than he did!

 

The Crescent and star are about 1000+ years old at the point of those coins being minted! That goes back to Iran and Mesopotamia!