1. Artemide Aste
  2. Artemide LIX (6-7 Maggio 2023)
  3. The Roman Empire
Outstanding Tribute Penny Denarius
Lotto 540:
Tiberius (14-37). AR Denarius 'Tribute Penny' type. Lugdunum mint, 36-37 AD. Obv. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS. Laureate head right. Rev. PONTIF MΛXIM. Livia as Pax, seated right, holding sceptre and olive branch. RIC I (2nd ed.) 30. AR. 3.80 g. 18.00 mm. Great metal and full weight. A superb example, sharply struck, from masterly engraved and detailed dies, with a very expressive portrait. Rare as such. About EF. The tribute penny was the coin that was shown to Jesus when he made his famous speech 'Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's.' 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).
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