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The 7th of these 7 instances is clearly in reference to the fixed stars in the constellation of the Bear. The 6th instance is presumably in reference to stars similar to those seen upon modern military uniforms and thus is not likely to be associated with a comet. The 2nd of the 7 instances is in reference to a decorative star on a statue of Caesar Julius. This one would be interesting to see in real life, wouldn't it? However, none of these three (3) instances is using the word 'crinita' in conjunction with the word 'stell*' whereas each of the four (4) remaining instances do.

Only one (#5) of these four instances of ‘stell*’ is associated with the Latin word 'cometes.' This one corresponds to the documented Chinese comet in 30 CE recorded by Ho Han shu (Gary W. Kronk) and is described also by each of the ancient Roman historians Suetonius, Pliny the Elder, Seneca, and Dio. The Latin words “exortus[1] crinitae[2] stellae[3], quam[4] cometen[5] uocant[6]” clearly means

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1.                  [1&2] C. Suetonius Tranquillus, De Vita Caesarum (ed. Maximilian Ihm) life jul., chapter 88, section 1
    Other versions: ed. Alexander Thomson, in English
siquidem ludis, quos primos consecrato[s] ei heres Augustus edebat, stella crinita per septem continuos dies fulsit exoriens circa undecimam horam, creditumque est animam esse Caesaris in caelum recepti; et hac de causa simulacro eius in uertice additur stella. (7.26)

[For during the first games which Augustus, his heir, consecrated to his memory, a comet blazed for seven days together, rising always about eleven o'clock; and it was supposed to be the soul of Caesar, now received into heaven: for which reason, likewise, he is represented on his statue with a star on his brow. (C. Suetonius Tranquillus, The Lives of the Caesars (ed. Alexander Thomson))]

2.                  [3] C. Suetonius Tranquillus, De Vita Caesarum (ed. Maximilian Ihm) life ves., chapter 23, section 4
    Other versions: ed. Alexander Thomson, in English
nam cum inter cetera prodigia Mausoleum derepente patuisset et stella crinita in caelo apparuisset, alterum ad Iuniam Caluinam e gente Augusti pertinere dicebat, alterum ad Parthorum regem qui capillatus esset; prima quoque morbi accessione: 'uae,' inquit, 'puto deus fio. (3.06)

[For when, among other prodigies, the mausoleum of the Caesars suddenly flew open, and a blazing star appeared in the heavens; one of the prodigies, he said, concerned Julia Calvina, who was of the family of Augustus,¹ and the other, the king of the Parthians, who wore his hair long. And when his distemper first seized him, "I suppose." he said, "I shall soon be a god." ² (C. Suetonius Tranquillus, The Lives of the Caesars (ed. Alexander Thomson))]

3.                  [4] C. Suetonius Tranquillus, De Vita Caesarum (ed. Maximilian Ihm) life nero, chapter 36, section 1
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stella crinita, quae summis potestatibus exitium portendere uulgo putatur, per continuas noctes oriri coeperat. (2.27)

[A blazing star, which is vulgarly supposed to portend destruction to kings and princes, appeared above the horizon several nights successively. (C. Suetonius Tranquillus, The Lives of the Caesars (ed. Alexander Thomson))]

4.                  [5] C. Suetonius Tranquillus, De Vita Caesarum (ed. Maximilian Ihm) life cl., chapter 46, section 1
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praesagia mortis eius praecipua fuerunt: exortus crinitae stellae, quam cometen uocant, tactumque de caelo monumentum Drusi patris, et quod eodem anno ex omnium magistratuum genere plerique mortem obierant. (2.15)

[XLVI. The chief presages of his death were, the appearance of a comet, his father Drusus's monument being struck by lightning, and the death of most of the magistrates of all ranks that year. (C. Suetonius Tranquillus, The Lives of the Caesars (ed. Alexander Thomson))]

5.                  [6] C. Suetonius Tranquillus, De Vita Caesarum (ed. Maximilian Ihm) life nero, chapter 25, section 1
    Other versions: ed. Alexander Thomson, in English
Reuersus e Graecia Neapolim, quod in ea primum artem protulerat, albis equis introiit disiecta parte muri, ut mos hieronicarum est; simili modo Antium, inde Albanum, inde Romam; sed et Romam eo curru, quo Augustus olim triumphauerat, et in ueste purpurea distinctaque stellis aureis chlamyde coronamque capite gerens Olympiacam, dextra manu Pythiam, praeeunte pompa ceterarum cum titulis, ubi et quos quo cantionum quoue fabularum argumento uicisset; sequentibus currum ouantium ritu plausoribus, Augustianos militesque se triumphi eius clamitantibus. (1.78)

[XXV. On his return from Greece, arriving at Naples, because he had commenced his career as a public performer in that city, he made his entrance in a chariot drawn by white horses through a breach in the city-wall, according to the practice of those who were victorious in the sacred Grecian games. In the same manner he entered Antium, Alba, and Rome. He made his entry into the city riding in the same chariot in which Augustus had triumphed, in a purple tunic, and a cloak embroidered with golden stars, having on his head the crown won at Olympia, and in his right hand that which was given him at the Parthian games: the rest being carried in a procession before him, with inscriptions denoting the places where they had been won, from whom, and in what plays or musical performances; whilst a train followed him with loud acclamations, crying out, that " they were the emperor's attendants, and the soldiers of his triumph." (C. Suetonius Tranquillus, The Lives of the Caesars (ed. Alexander Thomson))]

6.                  [7] C. Suetonius Tranquillus, De Vita Caesarum (ed. Maximilian Ihm) life aug., chapter 80, section 1
    Other versions: ed. Alexander Thomson, in English [this link has been corrected]
Corpore traditur maculoso dispersis per pectus atque aluum genetiuis notis in modum et ordinem ac numerum stellarum caelestis ursae, sed et callis quibusdam ex prurigine corporis adsiduoque et uehementi strigilis usu plurifariam concretis ad impetiginis formam. (1.55)

[LXXVIII. He is said to have been born with many spots upon his breast and belly, answering to the figure, order, and number of the stars in the constellation of the Bear. He had besides several callosities resembling scars, occasioned by an itching in his body, and the constant and violent use of the strigil¹ in being rubbed. (C. Suetonius Tranquillus, The Lives of the Caesars (ed. Alexander Thomson))]