Additional information
| Weight | 3.85 g |
|---|---|
| Grade | Extremely Fine |
| Mint | Lugdunum (Lyon) |
| Reference | RIC 30; C. 16; BMC 48; BN 28 |
| Year | 30 AD |
AR Denarius Tiberius (14-37)
€1,395.00
Obverse: [TI C]AESAR DIVI – AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head right
Reverse: PONTIF – MAXIM, Livia as Justitia seated right, holding long scepter and twig
The tribute penny was the coin that was shown to Jesus when he made his famous speech “Render unto Caesar the things that are Ceasar’s”. Jesus is asked, “Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?” and he replies, “bring me a penny, that I may see it”. The spying Pharisee asking the question is attempting to entrap him into admitting his opposition to paying tribute. Upon seeing that the coin is a “tribute penny”, Jesus avoids the trap by saying to give it back to Caesar, because it is his anyway.
It is usually thought by scholars that coin was a Roman denarius with the head of Tiberius. The reverse shows a seated female, usually identified as Livia.
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