In the time of Jesus with 200 denarii you could not buy bread for 5000 people. [1] Caesar's image appears on denarii, the Jewish tribute coin. [2] In Jesus' parable, the workers in the vineyard each received a denarius for a day's work. [3] In another parable of Jesus one of the debtors owed the moneylender 500 denarii. [4] In another parable the king's steward had a debtor who owed him 100 denarii. [5]