Description
A genuine 103-76 BC Judaea - Alex Jannaeus Biblical Widow's Mite Prutah Coin, graded and certified VF Very Fine by NGC. Size, strike and surface will vary. Struck in bronze by Alexander Jannaeus and other Maccabean Kings, the obverse features an anchor within a circle, and the king's name. The reverse depicts an 8-rayed star. When issued, these were the smallest coins circulating in Jerusalem. In Mark 12:41-44, Jesus tells the rich men of the temple that though they gave of their wealth, the widow gave her only two mites a true gift of the heart.
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