Star and Crescent Coins

Star
and Crescent Coins



The star and the crescent symbols have a long history in art , astronomy, astrology and numesmatics
On coins of Roman Era the depiction of these symbols seems to indicate celestial arrangments of planets

There are never more than seven stars depicted, wich would account fo all the roaming ******s in the "heavens" (Sun, Moon,Mercury,Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn)

All of the appearances of the star/cresent motif occurred during the reigns of 6 emperrors :
Hadrian, Commodus, Septimus Severus, Caracalla, Geta, and Percennius Niger

Hadrian 117-138 AD


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...lini_MC817.jpg


Commodus 180-190 AD

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...15-08-2000.jpg

Septimus Severus 193-211 AD

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...Munich_357.jpg

Caracalla 211-217 AD

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ung_Berlin.jpg


Geta 209-211 AD
Publius Septimus Geta .. son of Septimus Severus and brother of Caracalla

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...vre_Ma1076.jpg


Percennius Niger 193-194 AD
Roman usurper in the Eastern Roman Empire

http://www.histoire-fr.com/images/pescennius_niger.gif

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