Tiberius - 'Tribute Penny' Denarius
After 16 AD. Lugdunum mint. Obv: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS legend with laureate bust right. Rev: PONTIF MAXIM legend with female (Livia?) enthroned right holding branch and staff. RIC 26; BMC 34; RSC 16; Sear 1763. 3.78 grams. . Private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK; acquired prior to 2000. This is the coin type traditionally believed to have been shown to Jesus, referred to in the Christian New Testament, and about which Jesus said 'Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's' (see Mark 12:17, Matthew 22:12 and Luke 20:25").
Condition Report: Near very fine.
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After 16 AD. Lugdunum mint. Obv: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS legend with laureate bust right. Rev: PONTIF MAXIM legend with female (Livia?) enthroned right holding branch and staff. RIC 26; BMC 34; RSC 16; Sear 1763. 3.78 grams. . Private collection, Cambridgeshire, UK; acquired prior to 2000. This is the coin type traditionally believed to have been shown to Jesus, referred to in the Christian New Testament, and about which Jesus said 'Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's' (see Mark 12:17, Matthew 22:12 and Luke 20:25").
Condition Report: Near very fine.
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