Merry Christmas/ DIES NATALIS SOLIS INVICTI

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by JayAg47, Dec 25, 2020.

  1. JayAg47

    JayAg47 Well-Known Member

    In honour of their 'birthdays', post your coins featuring Jesus Christ, and the unconquerable Roman sun god, Sol!
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    Byzantium
    Manuel I Komnenos
    Aspron trachy, 1143-1180.
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    Valerian Antoninianus
    Oriens Augg, 258-259 AD.
     
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    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    How about North African reverence to Solar diety?

    The ANTITHESIS of Roman:

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    Bruttium Carthage occup 2nd Punic War AR Half-Shekel 216-211 Tanit Horse SOLARdisc HN Italy 2016


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    Bruttium Carthage occup 2nd Punic War AR Half-Shekel 216-211 Tanit Horse SOLAR-O HN Italy 2016 SNG Cop 361-3


    And... ROMAN SOL

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    RI Maximinus II Daia 305-308 CE AE 20mm GENIO POPVLI Genius stndg bust of Sol cornu star H RIC IV 164b
     
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