TIBERIUS SILVER DENARIUS – FAMED TRIBUTE PENNY OF THE BIBLE – CHOICE XF NGC GRADED ROMAN IMPERIAL COIN OF THE 12 CAESARS (Inv. 21115)

$1,850.00

21115. ROMAN EMPIRE. TIBERIUS, AD 14–37.
Silver Denarius, 3.84 g, 19 mm. Issue of Lugdunum.
Obv. TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Tiberius right. Rev. PONTIF MAXIM, female figure (Livia as Pax) enthroned right, holding scepter and olive branch, the empress’ feet on a footstool.
RIC I rev, 30.
Ex Dr. Peter Jones Collection, acquired from Davissons Ltd. Auction 42, March 2023, lot 169 and previously from Harlan J. Berk (with original tickets).
NGC graded CHOICE XF, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5. This coin type is widely believed to be the “tribute penny” of the Bible, the very coin handed to Jesus when he was questioned by the Pharisees and Herodians about the legitimacy of paying taxes to Rome.