Tiberius Denarius and Tribute Penny
This work contains in-text citations. By Dr. Nilaish (Sometime Fellow of Royal Numismatic Society, London) There are two citations from the Bible written in 1611 which loosely translated the word ''denarius'' to "Penny" as English Penny of King James was a small silver coin. Mark 12:14: Should we pay them, or should we not?” And they came and said to him, “Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and show deference to no one; for you do not regard people with partiality, but teach the way of God in accordance with truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor, or not? Mark 12:15: ..But knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, “Why are you putting me to the test? Bring me a denarius and let me see it.” The Greek text uses the word dēnarion [1] and was misinterpreted in the Bible. However, reigning monarch during Jesus' life was Tiberius [16 Nov. 42 BCE - 16 March 37 AD] who may have issued orders to crucify him. The concerned act in the Bible ...
