| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 661 Price realized: 1,700 USD (Approx. 1,557 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Tiberius. AD 14-37. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.79 g, 9h). "Tribute Penny" type. Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Group 4, AD 18-35. TI CΛESΛR DIVI ΛVG F ΛVGVSTVS, laureate head right; one ribbon on shoulder / PONTIF MΛXIM, Livia, as Pax, seated right, holding scepter in right hand and olive branch in left, feet on footstool; ornate chair legs, single line below. RIC I 30; Lyon 150; RSC 16a; BMCRE 48-60; BN 28-31. Lustrous, hairlines. EF. Portrait in high relief. Ex DFA Collection. Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not? Shall we give, or shall we not give. But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, "Why tempt ye me? Bring me a penny, that I may see it." And they brought it. And he saith unto them, "whose is this image and superscription?" And they said unto him, Caesar's. And Jesus, answering, said unto them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." (Mark 12:14-17) Since Tiberius was the reigning Caesar at the time this famous incident took place in Jerusalem, it is believed by many that the famous "penny" (a James-era English translation of "denarius") was a silver denarius of Tiberius. Estimate: 1000 USD |  |
