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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 7484772, member: 75937&quot;]I have no idea what coin the author of Mark had in mind when he wrote his gospel and used the word &quot;denarius,&quot; but this one is called a tribute penny and it&#039;s the first ancient coin I ever acquired. I&#039;m not going to miss an opportunity to show it! </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/tiberius-denarius-jpg.1176321/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Tiberius, AD 14-37.</p><p>Roman AR Denarius, 3.87 g, 18.5 mm, 5 h.</p><p>Lugdunum, AD 16-37.</p><p>Obv: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head, right.</p><p>Rev: PONTIF MAXIM, Female figure seated right, holding long olive branch and inverted spear; legs of chair ornate, triple line below.</p><p>Refs: RIC 28; BMCRE 42-44; RSC 16b; RCV 1763 var.</p><p>Notes: The identity of the female figure on the reverse is uncertain.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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