They brought the coin, and he asked them, whose image is this? And whose inscription? Caesar's, they replied — the image (eikōn) and inscription (epigraphē) on the coin identify it as Roman property. The image of Caesar on the coin communicated Caesar's claim of ownership: the coin belongs to Caesar because it bears his image. The question is simple; the answer is unambiguous; the implication will be devastating in its simplicity.

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