In my last post of 4/25/09 I showed a “Fouree” Coin, meaning a “counterfeit.”  In this post I show what the “genuine” coin looks like.  This is a denarius coin of Augustus and on the reverse we see his sons Gaius and Lucius.  It should be noted that this style coin has been found in Judea.  It could therefore be considered a reasonable alternate for the Tribute Coin – meaning an alternate for the Tiberius denarius that is usually offered by coin dealers.  I have already shown under the Widow’s Mite posts that there are many possible coins that could be considered for that text. In the same way there are alternates for the Tribute Coin though not as many since the denarius was a rare coin in Judea. 

Ruler: Augustus
Date: 4BC-6AD
Denomination: Denarius
Obverse: Augustus
Reverse: Gaius & Lucius
Reference:  Sear 1597