Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch Æ19 / Star of Bethlehem depicted

Title: Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch Æ19 / Star of Bethlehem depicted
Attribution: RPC I 4265, Butcher 56
Date: early 1st Century AD
Obverse: Head of Zeus right
Reverse: Aries the ram running right, looking back, ✶ above, uncertain date below
Size: 21.76mm
Weight: 7.91 grams
Description: Fine. The type depicting the star of Bethlehem that heralded the birth of Jesus Christ. Michael Molnar wrote a book on these coins and is the leading authority on this series. For more information you can click here to view Zach Beasley's site based on Michael Molnar and T.B. Cartwright's research.


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