. The life and Epistles of St. Paul. Fig. 164.—Denarius of Tiberius Fiom tlie British Head of Tiberius witli the legend, Ti Ca;sar Divi Aug. FAugustus. spoken of by Josephus (Vit. 13) or the writersof the N. T (Luke xv. 8), denarii must beunderstood. Besides the denarius, or drachm,which was the common circulating medium,there were also the tetradrachm and tetradrachm (or stater, or shekel, for theywere the same) (flg. 15) was the silvercoin minted, and, as the name imports, was equalto four drachms=2<. 10/. The didrachm, orhnlf-shekel (fig. 16) was equal t
. The life and Epistles of St. Paul. Fig. 164.—Denarius of Tiberius Fiom tlie British Head of Tiberius witli the legend, Ti Ca;sar Divi Aug. FAugustus. spoken of by Josephus (Vit. 13) or the writersof the N. T (Luke xv. 8), denarii must beunderstood. Besides the denarius, or drachm,which was the common circulating medium,there were also the tetradrachm and tetradrachm (or stater, or shekel, for theywere the same) (flg. 15) was the silvercoin minted, and, as the name imports, was equalto four drachms=2<. 10/. The didrachm, orhnlf-shekel (fig. 16) was equal to two drachms=ls 5 /., and was the Temi^le tax paid by everyJew ; and therefore it was that our Lord said ofthe tetradiachm, or stater (the double didrachm),taken from the fishs mouth, that take and giveunto them for tJue and me. Matt. svii. 2!. The ordinary copper coinage was the Eomanas, or Greek acra-apiov (answering to our penny);. $ of Antioch, Fro] Obv. Head of Tiberius with the legend, Ti. Ci*sar Aug. and therefore ftniclv 31. in the third year of ourLords ministry.—Aei*. S. C. (liy decree of the Senate). the quadrans, or ^^t? (answering to ourfarthing), and the Xiirrov (answering to our mite). Chap. Xlll.] ST. PAUL AT EPHESUS. [ 54] 337 more particularly if we take iuto account the value of bullion at that period, anenormous sum to be sacrificed by Christian converts, not perhaps the most wealthypart of the Ephesian It was during Pauls sojourn at Ephesus, viz. on 13th October, 54,- thatthe Emperor Claudius died. This event was a heavy blow to Christendom. Claudiusmay have been the butt of the court, and even have been kicked and cuffed by themadman Caligula, but with all his faults, he had many noble qualities. He hadbeen schooled in adversity, and could feel comjjassion for others. He was no bigot,and would never lend his sanction to religious persecution. Univer
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