LEIC-3A8740: Roman copper alloy silver-plated denarius of Tiberius, type known as 'Tribute Penny'

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COIN

Unique ID: LEIC-3A8740

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Roman copper alloy silver-plated denarius of Tiberius, minted in Lyon after AD 16. Reverse shows a seated female figure. Some green corrosion shows through where the silver plating has chipped or worn off in the centre of the reverse and around the edges of the obverse.

This type is commonly referred to as the 'tribute penny' of the Bible after the New Testament story in Matthew's Gospel (Chapter 22, 17-21).

RIC no. 26.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 16

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 2.47 g
Diameter: 18 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st February 2012

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Denarius (Empire)
Denomination qualifier: Certain
Ruler/issuer: Tiberius
Primary ruler qualifier: Certain
Reece period: Period 1 [Pre AD 41]
Mint or issue place: Lugdunum
Mint qualifier: Certain
Obverse description: Laureate bust of emperor facing right
Obverse inscription: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG [...]
Reverse description: Seated female figure facing right
Reverse inscription: PONTIF MAXIM
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Blaby (District)
Parish or ward: Kilby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP6196
Four figure Latitude: 52.558427
Four figure longitude: -1.101651
1:25K map: SP6196
1:10K map: SP69NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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