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Emperor Tiberius & Livia Pax Biblical NGC XF Jesus Penny Ancient Roman Coin 1105 Description Our SKU: 11322321 Item Brand: Unbranded Item MPN: 65473 Roman EmpireEmperor Tiberius (14 AD - 37 AD)Struck at mint of Lugdunum, circa 18 AD - 35 ADSilver AR Denarius - 18mm - 3.49 grams - 3hReference: RIC I 30Certification: NGC XF 8568668-038Obverse: TI CAESAR DIVI-AVG F AVGVSTVS, Laureate head of Tiberius facing rightReverse: PONTIF-MAXIM, Livia, as Pax, seated right, feet on stool, grounded scepter in right hand, olive branch in outstretched left; chair with ornate legs, single line belowCollector\'s Notes:This coin type is most closely associated to Tiberius as the Tribute Penny which is mentioned in the BibleSee the Genuine History CollectionArrives with specifications page for your reference.Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus (16 November 42 BC – 16 March AD 37) was Roman emperor from AD 14 until 37. He succeeded his stepfather Augustus, the first Roman emperor. Tiberius was born in Rome in 42 BC to Roman politician Tiberius Claudius Nero and his wife, Livia Drusilla. In 38 BC, Tiberius\' mother divorced his father and married Augustus. Following the untimely deaths of Augustus\' two grandsons and adopted heirs, Gaius and Lucius Caesar, Tiberius was designated Augustus\' successor. Prior to this, Tiberius had proved himself an able diplomat, and one of the most successful Roman generals: his conquests of Pannonia, Dalmatia, Raetia, and (temporarily) parts of Germania laid the foundations for the empire\'s northern frontier.As the stepchild and unwanted heir of Augustus, Tiberius had a difficult act to follow. Nevertheless, for the first few years of his reign, he did a commendable job running the vast empire bequeathed to his care. Cautious and frugal, he engaged in no wars of conquest and kept the Empire\'s finances in good order. However, he soon tired of the endless toil and began handing off duties to his unscrupulous second-fiddles, namely the Praetorian Prefect Sejanus and his eventual replacement, Macro. The resulting bloodbath among members of his own family, and their Senatorial supporters, tarnished his name throughout history. There are reports that in the end, Tiberius did not die of natural causes. Suetonius, himself, believed rumors that Caligula had poisoned, starved, smothered him with a pillow, and then he fell dead. He was deified upon death.His cautious nature is reflected in his coinage - unlike the proliferation of types employed by Augustus, Tiberius kept the same simple design for both silver denarii and gold aurei for almost the entirety of his reign. This uniformity of type makes it virtually impossible to date any particular aureus or denarius more precisely than somewhere within the last two decades of his reign. Hence, virtually any of his coins could have been struck in the same year as the momentous event he probably never heard about, the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Judaea, likely between AD 30 and 34. White bustBust of Tiberius Musée at Saint-Raymond, ToulouseThe tribute penny was the coin that was shown to Jesus when he made his famous “Render unto Caesar” speech. The phrase comes from the King James Version of the gospel account: Jesus is asked, “Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?” (Mark 12:14) and he replies, “bring me a penny, that I may see it” (Mark 12:15).One interpretation of the relevant passages is that the Pharisee or “spy” asking Jesus whether Roman taxes or tribute should be paid was attempting to entrap him into admitting his opposition to doing so, and that upon seeing that the coin was a tribute penny, Jesus avoided the trap by saying it should be given back to Caesar, because it was his anyway.The Greek text uses the word dēnarion, and it is usually thought by scholars that the coin was a Roman denarius with the head of Tiberius. It is this coin that is sold and collected as the “tribute penny,” and the Gospel story is an important factor in making this coin attractive to collectors. The inscription reads “Tiberius Caesar Divi Augusti Filius Augustus” (“Caesar Augustus Tiberius, son of the Divine Augustus”), claiming that after death Augustus had become a god. The reverse shows a seated female, usually identified as Livia depicted as Pax.However, some scholars have suggested that denarii were not in common circulation in Judaea during Jesus’ lifetime and that the coin was more probably an Antiochan tetradrachm bearing the head of Tiberius, with Augustus on the reverse. Another suggestion often made is the denarius of Augustus with Gaius and Lucius on the reverse, while coins of Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, and Germanicus are also considered possibilities.
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