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  [Image]                               Item Sold At Auction #7
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                  Web Product ID: 1409
                  Estimate: $200.00
                  Final Sale Price: $202.40
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                  Denomination: Denarius
                  Grade: VF nice metal
                  Reference: RIC I 30; RSC 16a




  Tiberius. 14-37 AD. AR Denarius "Tribute Penny" (3.84 gm). Lugdunum mint. Laureate
  head right / Livia (as Pax) seated right, holding olive-branch and long vertical
  scepter; ornate legs to chair. RIC I 30; BMCRE 48; BN 33; RSC 16a. Nice VF. Estimate
  $200.



  The denarius of Tiberius with Pax reverse is commonly known as the 'Tribute Penny,'
  the coin to which Jesus referred 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.


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