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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     812932      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     JUDAEA City:     Prefects and Procurators Issuer:     Pontius Pilatus (Tiberius) Date Ruled:     26-36 AD Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     Prutah Diameter:     16 mm Weight:     2.26 g Die Axis:     10 h Obverse Description:     TIB?PIOY KAICAP[OC], lituus Reverse Description:     LIZ (date) within wreath Primary Reference:     Meshorer 333 Reference2:     Hendin 649 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=130642 Grade:     Good VF, green patina. Notes:     The relationship between the Romans and the Jews during the administration of Pontius Pilate became increasingly more volatile than during previous administrations, as Pilate took many steps to incite and provoke the Jews. Ensigns which bore the image of Tiberius were seen as a denigration of their religion. Uprisings ultimately ending in executions and Messianic hope became increasingly more common. Of numismatic significance, religious sentiments were further antagonized through some of Pilate’s early coinage which featured the simpulum and lituus, elements of the pagan Roman religion (see Avi-Yonah, The World History of the Jewish People, vol. VII, pp. 128-30).

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