Antiochia ad Orontem in Syria, 13-14 AD., Augustus, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus Silanus as Legatus Syriae, Æ 20, RPC 4269.

Antiochia ad Orontem in Syria, semi-autonomous coinage under Roman rule, era of Augustus, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus Silanus (as Legatus Augusti pro praetore - legatus Syriae), dated year 44 of the Caesarean aera = 13-14 AD.,
Æ 20 / Tetrachalkon(?) (ø 19-20 mm / 6,84 g), bronze, axes medal alignment ↑↑ (ca. 0°),
Obv.: laureate, bearded head of Zeus r.
Rev.: EΠI ΣIΛ[ANOΥ ANTIO]XEΩN , ram running right, looking back, star above, date ΔM below (= year 44 of the Caesarean aera).
RPC I, 626, 4269 ; BMC Galatia pg 159, 65 .

The "Star of Bethlehem Coin"
Michael Molnar, an astronomer, believes this coin depicts Jupiter's occultation of Aries in 6 B.C., the most probable "Star of Bethlehem".