![]() ![]() ![]() "Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?" But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, "You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me? Show me the coin used for paying the tax." They brought him a denarius, and he asked them, "Whose portrait is this? And whose inscription?" "Caesar's," they replied. Obv: TI CAESAR DIVI-AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Tiberius right. It is this coin which also makes a biblical appearance in Christ's hand and leads to a profound 'exchange'. An average legionary during this time would have received 225 denarii per year minus deductions for food, clothing, and arms. Surprisingly valuable, a single denarius would have summed up an entire days wage of an unskilled, first-century labourer (Matt 20:2-13). (Matthew 22:15-22) Although there are two. The coin to which Jesus referred to when he was discussing paying taxes to the Romans and said: render, therefore, to caesar the things that are caesar’s, and to god the things that are god’s. Silver Denarius of Emperor Tiberius, struck between 14AD and 37AD in the Mint Lugdunum (located near Lyon, France) which was the principle precious metal. This particular coin, known as a 'denarius', was historically struck in Lugdunum, Gaul (Lyons, France) and was dispersed even to the farthest reaches of the Roman Empire. The denarius of Tiberius with Livia as Pax on reverse is commonly known as the ‘Tribute Penny. PONTIF MAXIM (high priest of the imperial cult of Rome) TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / PONTIF MAXIM, Livia seated right, holding reversed spear and branch. Each coin shipped outside of Canada is marked discreetly with a tiny punch on the back making it a legal 'replica' Just like the originals, each is hand struck, so allow for slight irregularity and variance from the photos Hot struck from ~3.5-4 grams of 99.9 pure silver ![]()
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