Late Roman Period 132,135-324 CE
Obverse: laureate bust of Zeus, facing right
Reverse: Ram leaping right looking back star above
Matthew 2:1-16
This coin was minted in Syria, Antioch in the early part of the first century CE. Does this coin depict the star of Bethlehem that was followed by the magi of the New Testament? Some scholars suggest it just might be referencing the work of Michael Molnar.