that I have officially out-lived Jesus! As such, here is the only coin I have issued in his lifetime: a Prutah struck under Pontius Pilate It's in poor condition, but it was a cheap coin I could bring into my classroom and hopefully catch the interest of my students (and as always, forgive my poor photos - still working on a set-up). Anyway, if anyone else has some coins minted around 4BC To 27AD I'd like to see them!
Hey, Fitz...it isn´t a VF coin for sure, but you didn´t buy it for that. I´m guessing your students will love it! How many times do they get to touch something that old?
There are two types of Lepta issued under Pontius Pilate. The first is dated year 16 of Tiberius while the other which I don't have comes in years 17 (LIZ) and 18 (TIF's LIH). How these dates align with the life of Christ is not universally agreed upon. While the drooping barley/prow coins only come in year 16 (LIS at extreme lower right), I like having these letters on flan. Few of these have full legends so you have to decide what is acceptable/preferable when shopping. Mine loses all of the name Tiberius and the K of Caesar but has all of Julia and the KA of Caesar on the barley side. I suspect someone here owns one with the exact opposite centering.
Well Fitz, I have this Judean sweetie from 41-42 AD ... ummm, can it hangout with your coin? Judaea Herod Agrippa I AE Prutah 41-42 AD Canopy & Three ears of grain
Happy Birthday! This one's not much to look at, but fits the time period. JUDEAN KINGDOM, Herodian Dynasty HEROD ARCHELAUS AE Prutah 1.43g, 14.7mmm Jerusalem mint, circa 4 BC - AD 6 Hendin 1197 O: Prow of galley facing left; HPW (for "Herod") around. R: EΘN (for "Ethnarch") in wreath. Notes: Herod Archelaus received the title of Ethnarch (national leader) of Samaria, Judea and Idumea from Augustus in Rome. Never secure in his rule, he presided over the notorious massacre of 3,000 Jewish worshippers at the Temple of Jerusalem during Passover and the crucifixion of more when Roman legions from Syria were called in to quell the ensuing riots. Jesus' Parable of the Minas in the Gospel of Luke (19:11-27) may refer to Herod Archelaus: "A nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return, but his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to reign over us.'... 'But as for these enemies of mine,' [said the nobleman] 'who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slaughter them before me.'"
Happy Birthday! And many more returns! Here is my only coin that fits your time slot: Augustus Caesar AR Denarius Struck 4 BCE-2 CE Lugdunum mint
Congratulations on your birthday, and surviving longer than Jesus. However, I am concerned about your health if you indeed have "SCURVY". Ha, ha! Sorry I have no coins from that era at this time to show you. I still don't even know enough about computers to figure out how to post images.
Happy Birthday, Fitz!!! Regrettably, I no longer own a variety of biblical coins, but the time-frame you indicated also would include the 'Tribute Penny' attributable to Tiberius as mentioned in the Bible (to paraphrase- "Render unto Caesar what is Caesars and unto God what is God's.."....). Of course, it's not a 'penny', but a silver denarius----mine is a modest grade version: And, I'm still having an 'issue' with setting up my 'gear' as well---so my photos are a bit poor...
Happy Birthday Fitz, love the color of your new coin. still looks good for its age. My humble examples.. Pontius Pilate AE Prutah Herod Agrippa l AE Prutah
Gorgeous coins guys! And so we're clear, today isn't my birthday. According to tradition, Jesus lived 33 1/3 years (probably tradition because those medieval Europeans love their symbolic numbers...). So, yesterday I was 33 1/3, today, I outlived Jesus (on his first tour of Earth anyway - I'm not counting the reunion tour...)
Happy Birthday with hopes of many more to come. AUGUSTUS Æ 31 Dupondius OBVERSE: PERMISSV CAESARIS AVGVSTI, bare head left REVERSE: COLONIA PATRICIA, aquila between legionary standards Colonia Patricia (Cordoba - Spain) 15-14 BC 18g, 31 mm RPC 128, SNG Cop 464
Happy Birthday. 2 of my concurrent coins from Jesus's first lifetime. Tiberius Denarii 14-37 AD Plain Legs 3.57g 18.72mm Ornate Legs 3.64g 18.90mm
Ummm, well here are a couple more of my 4 BC through 27 AD examples ... Augustus 27 BC => 14 AD (good ol' Augustus fits into that box)
Oh, and good ol' Tiberius also fits within that time-frame ... => so here is a Tiberius dupondius and a sweet Tiberius counter-mark!! Tiberius 14 - 37 AD Tiberius Emerita, Spain (AE Dupondius) Tiberius Clunia, Spain (AE As)
TIBERIUS AE As Tiberius – Caesar 8-14 AD Tiberius – Augustus 14-37 AD Clunia, Spain Diameter: 28 MM Weight: 13.9 GRAMS Obverse: TI CAESAR AVG F AVGVSTVS IMP, laureate head right, countermark of bull rushing right on Tiberius' neck Reverse: L IVL RVF T CALD CON T POMP LON P IVL NEP IIII VIR, Bull facing left, CLVNIA above, countermark of eagle's head on bull Other: AB-839 … RPC-456 These countermarks both date to the reign of Emperor Claudius, and are probably intended to validate the coin for continued circulation as Claudius engaged in a number of mint closures and monetary reforms (Seller’s comments) Ummm, there is also an entire thread about this coin, but I couldn't find it (*sigh*) ... too bad, because it has a few funny comments about the cow and it's test-tube baby, etc
