Tiberius

Name/Title

Tiberius

Entry/Object ID

061

Tags

Biblical Coins

Description

Tribute Penny. This coin is the type generally believed to be shown to Jusus in the account in Mark 12v14 The Inscriptions declaring Augustus as Divine and Tiberius as Pontifex Maximus or Chief Priest are clear examples of the tension arising between the Romans and a Monotheistic People

Mintage

Mint

Lugdunum

Date made

14 CE - 37 CE

Coin Details

Obverse

Description

Head of Tiberius, laureate, right

Transcription

TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS

Translation

Tiberius Caesar Divi Augustus Filius Augustus (Tiberius Caesar Augustus Son of the Divine Augustus)

Reverse

Description

Female figure, draped, right, seated, right holding branch and inverted spear, on chair with ornamented legs; below chair, a triple line

Transcription

PONTIF MAXIM

Translation

Pontifex Maximus (The High Priest) Female figure, draped, right, seated, right holding branch and inverted spear, on chair with

Currency

Denarius

Grading

Grade

2

Grader

Brenny Kay

Dimensions

Diameter

18.22 mm

Weight

3.65 g

Composition

Material

Silver