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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Herodotus, post: 7941607, member: 111387&quot;]1. This is a very nice example of the type.&nbsp; It is fairly well centered, with complete legends, sharp details, with minor wear/light strike on the lower reverse, a few minor scratches, and pleasant toning.</p><p><br /></p><p>a. The ticket is mostly correct.&nbsp; (Heading) &#039;Caesar&#039; is the correct spelling (not &#039;Ceasar&#039;).</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>b. The abbreviations are:</p><p><br /></p><p>--Obverse--</p><p><b>TI - (TIBERIVS)</b> -- The emperor&#039;s praenomen(first name).</p><p><b>CAESAR</b> -- The emperor&#039;s adopted cognomen(last name).</p><p><b>DIVI AVG F - (DIVVS AVGVSTI FILIVS)</b> -- Translates to &#039;Son of Divine Augustus&#039;.</p><p><b>AVGVSTVS</b> -- The emperor&#039;s adopted title.</p><p><br /></p><p>--Reverse--</p><p><b>R</b> -- There is no R on the coin. Perhaps representing &#039;Reverse&#039;(?)</p><p><b>PONTIF MAXIM - (PONTIFEX MAXIMVS)</b> -- Translates to &#039;Greatest Priest&#039;.&nbsp; This is a title that declared the emperor as the &#039;High Priest&#039; of the Roman religion.&nbsp; The pope continues to use this title as the head of the Catholic religion.</p><p><br /></p><p>The information at the bottom of the ticket are published catalogued numbered references to the type(and variances of).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Sear (David R Sear)</b> -- Numismatist and author of &quot;Roman Coins And Their Values&quot;.</p><p><b>Crawford (Michael Crawford)</b> -- Numismatist and author noted for cataloguing coins from the Roman Republic.</p><p><b>R.I.C. (Roman Imperial Coinage)</b> -- British Catalogue of Roman Imperial Coinage - Various Authors.</p><p><b>B.M.C. (British Museum Catalogue)</b> -- British Museum Catalogue of Coins - Various Authors.</p><p><br /></p><p>c.&nbsp; (14-37 AD) was the duration of Tiberius&#039; reign as emperor.</p><p><br /></p><p>d.&nbsp; Yes, the denarius is silver - denoted by &#039;AR&#039;(Argentum) on ticket.</p><p><br /></p><p>e.&nbsp; &#039;Tribute Penny&#039; is a nickname assigned due to the belief that this type is referenced in the New Testament (MARK 12:14-17).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>2. Advice:&nbsp; Don&#039;t try to &quot;restore&quot; it.</p><p><br /></p><p>a. Yes, there are many ways one can &quot;shine&quot; it up.&nbsp; However, most experienced collectors prefer their coins to look their age.&nbsp; The majority of ancient coins have been cleaned to varying levels at one point in the existence since their having been dug out of the ground.&nbsp; Many longtime collectors prefer natural toning (sometimes referred to as &#039;cabinet&#039; or &#039;old collection&#039; toning) on ancient silver coins.&nbsp; Often, such toning may enhance and highlight the devices of a coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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