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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 8055599, member: 56859&quot;]I agree!&nbsp; It&#039;s a type that belongs in the collection of any general ancient coin collection but the prices are so annoying for such a common coin whose primary claim to fame is the speculation about its ties to the Christian bible.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your choice of &quot;tribute penny&quot; is fantastic!&nbsp; A very interesting coin!&nbsp; Congrats <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>My nod to the type is this horrible example but it has from-the-ground provenance:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/tiberiusdenarius-quidenhamhoard-jpg.804063/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Tiberius, CE 16-37</b></p><p>AR denarius, 20 mm, 3.46 gm</p><p>Obv: laureate head of Tiberius right</p><p>Rev:</p><p>Livia, as Pax, seated right, holding scepter and olive branch</p><p>Ref: RCV 1763 (I have not yet tried to confirm catalog numbers)</p><p><i>Found Quidenham hoard, Norfolk, 2014; purchased from Chris Rudd 26 July 2018</i></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/634521" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/634521" rel="nofollow">Portable Antiquities Scheme, record ID NMS-480CEE, coin #21</a></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Ffinds.org.uk%2Fimages%2Fedarch%2Fmedium%2F60859_480CEE_RB_CoinHoard_21.jpg&amp;hash=185ce6a0f66502d9d3a9cd4a571077ac" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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