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<p>[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 3966929, member: 99456"]Fascinating set of coins and and interesting story of the connections between the Star of Bethlehem, these coins and astronomical events (planetary alignment). </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my coin from this series, I was drawn in by both the story and the coin.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1044105[/ATTACH]</p><p>Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch.</p><p>AE Trichalkon, Q. Ummidius Durmius Quadratus, Legatus</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Turreted and veiled bust of Tyche right with ANTIOXEΩN (Antioch)</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Leaping ram (Aries) looking back at star in crescent above, EΠIKOYADPATOY (reign of Quadratus) </p><p><b>Ref:</b> McAlee 102; RPC I 4290</p><p><br /></p><p>The Reverse references Q. Ummidius Durmius Quadratus, Legatus (provincial governor) AD 51-60 and is dated ETEP == 105 or 56/7AD. The date is "Caeserean Era" referring to the moment that Julius Caesar made Antioch an autonomous city after he defeated Pompey during the battle of Pharsalus in the summer of 48 BC. This coin coincides with the 25th Anniversary of Resurrection & 60th Anniversary of the Birth of Jesus. This coin was minted during the first year of Nero’s reign in Rome - this series was also issued the year before.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are two relevant articles - the 1999 Molnar article (pre-dating the <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Star-Bethlehem-Legacy-Magi/dp/0813564719" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://smile.amazon.com/Star-Bethlehem-Legacy-Magi/dp/0813564719" rel="nofollow">book</a>), and the more recent Cartwright article on the series dating 6 AD and 253AD.</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Star-Bethlehem-Legacy-Magi/dp/0813527015/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=9780813527017&linkCode=qs&qid=1563928737" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.amazon.com/Star-Bethlehem-Legacy-Magi/dp/0813527015/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=9780813527017&linkCode=qs&qid=1563928737" rel="nofollow">The Star of Bethlehem</a> : The Legacy of the Magi by Michael R. Molnar, 1999</p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/data/cartwright/Star%20of%20Bethlehem%20Coins.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/data/cartwright/Star%20of%20Bethlehem%20Coins.pdf" rel="nofollow">Star of Bethlehem Coins</a> : A Set of Serial Commemoratives by T. B. Cartwright, 2014.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cartwright includes this coin with ram and star on the reverse in the last cluster from the series coinciding with the 250th anniversary of birth.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1044106[/ATTACH] </p><p>Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch, <b>Philip I Arab</b>, AD 244-249, Æ 31 mm., 18.78 </p><p><b>Obv:</b> AYTOK K M IOYΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CЄB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip I right (legend translation <b>Autok</b>ratoros <b>K</b>aisaros <b>M</b>arkos <b>Iouli</b>os <b>F</b>ilippos <b>Seb</b>astos == Emperor Caesar Marc Jules Philip Augustus)</p><p><b>Rev:</b> ANTIOXEΩN MHTPO KOΛΩN, turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche right, <u>above, ram leaping right</u>, head left, <u>below, star</u>, Δ-Є and S-C across field. (legend translation <b>Antiocewn</b> <b>Mhtro</b>polewn <b>Kolwn</b>ewn == Antioch Metropolis Colony)</p><p><b>Ref: </b>McAlee 977.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do wonder what people of the time would have seen in these coins or Quadratus as the issuing governor of the first coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 3966929, member: 99456"]Fascinating set of coins and and interesting story of the connections between the Star of Bethlehem, these coins and astronomical events (planetary alignment). Here is my coin from this series, I was drawn in by both the story and the coin. [ATTACH=full]1044105[/ATTACH] Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch. AE Trichalkon, Q. Ummidius Durmius Quadratus, Legatus [B]Obv:[/B] Turreted and veiled bust of Tyche right with ANTIOXEΩN (Antioch) [B]Rev:[/B] Leaping ram (Aries) looking back at star in crescent above, EΠIKOYADPATOY (reign of Quadratus) [B]Ref:[/B] McAlee 102; RPC I 4290 The Reverse references Q. Ummidius Durmius Quadratus, Legatus (provincial governor) AD 51-60 and is dated ETEP == 105 or 56/7AD. The date is "Caeserean Era" referring to the moment that Julius Caesar made Antioch an autonomous city after he defeated Pompey during the battle of Pharsalus in the summer of 48 BC. This coin coincides with the 25th Anniversary of Resurrection & 60th Anniversary of the Birth of Jesus. This coin was minted during the first year of Nero’s reign in Rome - this series was also issued the year before. Here are two relevant articles - the 1999 Molnar article (pre-dating the [URL='https://smile.amazon.com/Star-Bethlehem-Legacy-Magi/dp/0813564719']book[/URL]), and the more recent Cartwright article on the series dating 6 AD and 253AD. [URL='https://www.amazon.com/Star-Bethlehem-Legacy-Magi/dp/0813527015/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=9780813527017&linkCode=qs&qid=1563928737']The Star of Bethlehem[/URL] : The Legacy of the Magi by Michael R. Molnar, 1999 [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/data/cartwright/Star%20of%20Bethlehem%20Coins.pdf']Star of Bethlehem Coins[/URL] : A Set of Serial Commemoratives by T. B. Cartwright, 2014. Cartwright includes this coin with ram and star on the reverse in the last cluster from the series coinciding with the 250th anniversary of birth. [ATTACH=full]1044106[/ATTACH] Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch, [B]Philip I Arab[/B], AD 244-249, Æ 31 mm., 18.78 [B]Obv:[/B] AYTOK K M IOYΛI ΦIΛIΠΠOC CЄB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip I right (legend translation [B]Autok[/B]ratoros [B]K[/B]aisaros [B]M[/B]arkos [B]Iouli[/B]os [B]F[/B]ilippos [B]Seb[/B]astos == Emperor Caesar Marc Jules Philip Augustus) [B]Rev:[/B] ANTIOXEΩN MHTPO KOΛΩN, turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche right, [U]above, ram leaping right[/U], head left, [U]below, star[/U], Δ-Є and S-C across field. (legend translation [B]Antiocewn[/B] [B]Mhtro[/B]polewn [B]Kolwn[/B]ewn == Antioch Metropolis Colony) [B]Ref: [/B]McAlee 977. I do wonder what people of the time would have seen in these coins or Quadratus as the issuing governor of the first coin.[/QUOTE]
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