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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsman, post: 4334934, member: 99177&quot;]Beautiful examples!</p><p>Although the seated figure is male, the reverse indeed is strongly reminscent of the &#039;Tribute Penny&#039; type of Tiberius. This is my Vespasian coin <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1099105[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Vespasian, denarius</p><p>RIC II 702, RSC 364.</p><p>Rome mint, 74 AD.</p><p>Obv. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right.</p><p>Rev. PON MAX TR P COS V, Vespasian seated right, branch in left hand, scepter in right.</p><p>19 mm 3,21 g</p><p><br /></p><p>And my ‘tribute penny’ !</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1099108[/ATTACH]</p><p>Tiberius, denarius.</p><p>RIC 30, RSC 13a.</p><p>struck in Lugdunum, 36-37 AD.</p><p>3.7 gr. 19mm.</p><p>Obv: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head right.</p><p>Rev: PONTIF MAXIM, female figure (Livia?) seated right on chair with ornamented legs holding sceptre and branch, feet rest on footstool.</p><p>This type is commonly known as the &#039;Tribute Penny,&#039; the coin to which Jesus referred to when he was discussing paying taxes to the Romans, and said &quot;render to Caesar the things that are Caesar&#039;s, and to God the things that are God&#039;s&quot; (Mark 12:17).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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