Description
Tiberius (AD 14-37).
Silver Denarius, mint of Lugdunum, c. AD 18-35.
Obverse: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Tiberius facing right.
Reverse: PONTIF MAXIM, female figure (Pax or Livia?) seated right, holding branch.
(RIC 30).
Nearly Extremely Fine.
3.74g.
Render Unto Caesar. The ‘Tribute Penny’ is one of only a handful of coins which appear in the Bible. The coin Jesus used may have been one of these: a silver denarius of the Emperor Tiberius (AD 14-37). His fierce portrait appears on the obverse, and a depiction of either his mother, Livia, or the goddess Pax, on the reverse.
