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<p>[QUOTE="philologus_1, post: 6470643, member: 92212"]That same reverse type was issued from Antioch in each of the 14 following years:</p><p>5/6, 11/12, 12/13, 13/14, 55/56, 56/57, 57/58, 128/129, 141/142, 145/146, 146/147, 147/148, 156/157, & 158/159. </p><p><br /></p><p>In view of so many different years of issuance spread over such a long period of time, <u><b>IF</b></u> the reverse does indeed refer to the "Star of Bethlehem", then the year of issue most desired for a biblical coin collection would seem to be the earliest issue. That's why I added this one to my collection:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1258340[/ATTACH]</p><p>(re: Date of 5/6: See page 90, #95, and corresponding footnote #73, in Richard McAlee's excellent reference work, <u>The Coins of Roman Antioch</u>.)</p><p><br /></p><p>I will add that I am not convinced that there is a connection between this coin type's reverse and the Star of Bethlehem.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="philologus_1, post: 6470643, member: 92212"]That same reverse type was issued from Antioch in each of the 14 following years: 5/6, 11/12, 12/13, 13/14, 55/56, 56/57, 57/58, 128/129, 141/142, 145/146, 146/147, 147/148, 156/157, & 158/159. In view of so many different years of issuance spread over such a long period of time, [U][B]IF[/B][/U] the reverse does indeed refer to the "Star of Bethlehem", then the year of issue most desired for a biblical coin collection would seem to be the earliest issue. That's why I added this one to my collection: [ATTACH=full]1258340[/ATTACH] (re: Date of 5/6: See page 90, #95, and corresponding footnote #73, in Richard McAlee's excellent reference work, [U]The Coins of Roman Antioch[/U].) I will add that I am not convinced that there is a connection between this coin type's reverse and the Star of Bethlehem.[/QUOTE]
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