The final coin issued by Q. Caecilius Metellus Creticus Silanus, Legatus Augusti pro praetore of Syria, struck 13-14 A.D.
Obv: laureate head of Zeus, paramount among the Greek's gods and goddesses of Olympus.
Rev: Greek legend ΕЛΙ ΣΙΛΑΝΟΥ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ, ram leaping right, looking backwards at a star, possibly the "Star of Bethlehem.", date ΔM (Year 44), i.e., 13 - 14 A.D. below.
Weight: 7.66 grams. Maximum diameter: 20.65 mm. GVF
Ref: RPC I 4269; BMC Galatiaia pg 159. Also see The Star of Bethlehem: The Legacy of the Magi, by Michael Molnar.

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