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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 5387110, member: 101855"]Tiberius' neck appears to be a bit shorter, and his face looks to be more compact and younger. The neck issue might be because the dies ran off the coin at that point. It does not seem to match any of the pieces on the Wild Winds site. </p><p><br /></p><p>Tiberius ruled for 23 years, and it would seem that over that period of time that many dies would have been made for the denarius coin, given its importance in the Roman monetary system. Yet, when you look at the Sear guide, which I know is the "Readers' Digest" of Roman coin attribution, he lists only two varieties. One is this this type, which seems to cover a great many sub varieties. and a second which shows Tiberius driving a quadriga. </p><p><br /></p><p>Since the Bible does not describe the design on the coin, except that the head of the caesar is on it, how do we know what variety it is?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 5387110, member: 101855"]Tiberius' neck appears to be a bit shorter, and his face looks to be more compact and younger. The neck issue might be because the dies ran off the coin at that point. It does not seem to match any of the pieces on the Wild Winds site. Tiberius ruled for 23 years, and it would seem that over that period of time that many dies would have been made for the denarius coin, given its importance in the Roman monetary system. Yet, when you look at the Sear guide, which I know is the "Readers' Digest" of Roman coin attribution, he lists only two varieties. One is this this type, which seems to cover a great many sub varieties. and a second which shows Tiberius driving a quadriga. Since the Bible does not describe the design on the coin, except that the head of the caesar is on it, how do we know what variety it is?[/QUOTE]
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