Tiberius Claudius Nero was the son of Livia whom Octavian, the future Augustus, married when Tiberius was only four years old. Tiberius embarked on a military career and in 20 BC he was sent to crown Tigranes in Armenia. After the death of Agrippa in 12 BC, he divorced his first wife Vipsania and married Augustus' daughter Julia the following year. The next few years Tiberius campaigned in the Balkans and Germany. He retired from politics until the deaths of the princes Gaius and Lucius Caesar. Augustus then adopted Tiberius (along with Julia's son Agrippa Postumus) and promoted him as his successor - after AD 14 he was known as Tiberius Iulius Caesar Augustus.
From AD 6 - 9 Tiberius suppressed the revolts in Pannonia and Illyricum. In AD 14 he had Augustus deified and had Agrippa Postumus executed. Next he sent Drusus and his nephew Germanicus as imperial legates to handle the mutinies in the Danube and Rhine regions.
Tiberius was not a popular ruler and the people and the senate favoured both Germanicus (ob. AD 19) and Tiberius' son Drusus (ob. AD 23) as possible successors. Tiberius retired to Capreae in AD 27 and ruled through his prefect Sejanus. Tiberius died in AD 37.

Obv. Tiberius, laureate, facing right, TI. CAESAR DIVI AVG. F. AVGVSTVS.

Rev. Female figure portrayed as Pax seated, holding a branch and sceptre, feet on footstool, PONTIF MAXIM. Silver coinage continued to be minted at the principal mint established by Augustus. The coin is known as the 'Tribute Penny' alluded to in Matthew 22.19 and Mark 12.15.