Pontius Pilate LIZ Year 30ad (P30LIZ-29) cornucopiae with Shuqilat

with Shuqilat

reversed spear in outer hands

Delmatius AE Follis

The lepton was the smaller coin and was considered to be a half prutah

Pontius Pilate LIZ Year 30ad (P30LIZ-29) cornucopiae with ShuqilatThis coin was minted by Pontius Pilate in 30AD based upon the coin inscription of LIZ. Many persons believe that this was the year that Christ was crucified. Thus, this coin is often called a "crucifixion coin" since it was minted by the ruler who authorized Christ's crucifixion on the year that he was crucified. The coin depicts a lituus, which is a wooden staff on one side of the coin and a wreath on the reverse. Legend records that Romulus used it