On one side of the coin, the emperor is depicted, as it should have been at that time, and on the other side, Cancer.
Near the coast of Israel, under the Mediterranean Sea, during underwater archaeological research, a copper coin was found almost two thousand years old. HAARETZ reported it.
On one side of the coin, the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius is depicted, which is appropriate for the coinage of the time. On the other side, you will see cancer – the sign of the zodiac and a woman – interpreted as the goddess of the moon.
The coin depicting the crustacean is dated Eight Years, indicating the eighth year of the reign of the Roman Emperor Titus Aelius Adrian Antoninus Pius. This eighth year is either 144 or 145. It belongs to a series of 13 coins, one for each zodiac sign and a complete zodiac wheel.
“Now we know when a person’s belief in the supernatural developed,” the scientists said.
Scholars believe that astrology originated in Sumeria about five thousand years ago, although there is clearer evidence for an early belief in the zodiac in Babylon about four thousand years ago. According to others, this faith originated in China, Ancient Egypt or Greece. However, scientists are still trying to figure out why so many people believe in astrology.
Israel Antiquities Authority
It was previously reported that in Spain, archaeologists found the remains of facial bones that are 1.4 million years old.
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