Pagan moon goddess rises from waves on rare ancient coin found on Israel
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An 1,850-year-old coin bearing the image of Luna, the goddess of the moon, found off the Carmel Coast of Israel in July 2022. (Photo courtesy Dafna Gazit, Israel Antiquities Authority)
(TIMES OF ISRAEL) -- A rare, 1,850-year-old bronze coin depicting the Roman Moon goddess Luna was recently found off the coast of Haifa, the Israel Antiques Authority said Monday.
The coin shows Luna above a depiction of the zodiac sign Cancer.
On the other side of the coin is the head of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius (138–161 CE), during whose reign it was minted.
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