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TIBERIUS AR silver denarius "Tribute Penny" Lugdunum mint. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F
AVGVSTVS, laureate head right. Reverse - PONTIF MAXIM, Livia, as Pax, seated right,
holding olive-branch and long vertical sceptre; ornate legs to chair. A very large 20mmm
flan, and a nice, heavy weight of 3.7g. Extremely Fine, with wonderful detail
This
specimen has previously been ICG certified, and the original ICG packaging 'tomb' will be
included, upon request, with the purchase of this piece. The ICG packaging was removed to
remove an encrustation remaining on Tiberius' head.
The denarius of Tiberius with Livia
as Pax on the reverse is commonly known as the 'Tribute Penny,' the coin to which Jesus
referred to when he was discussing paying taxes to the Romans, and said "render to
Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's" (Mark
12:17). Although there are two other reverse types on denarii of Tiberius, they were only
issued during the first two years of his reign, while the Pax reverse was employed
throughout the remainder, making it the more likely coin referred to. The term 'penny' is
from the 1611 King James translation of the Bible, and was adopted since the penny was the
standard denomination of the time. |
