Sun, Sol (title on object), The seven planets (series title), Cathena Aurea Platonis (series title), The god Sol (Apollo) as a personification of the Sun in a triumphal chariot drawn by horses. He holds a scepter in his hand. In the top corner the sign of the zodiac that symbolizes its planetary children: Leo. Down on Earth, those born under the influence of this planet are engaged in activities characteristic of this sign. They walk in a procession and some are crowned. In the margin a sixteen-line poem, in four columns, in Latin that refers to the metal gold that is associated with the Sun

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