There are 9749 coins on the website, 263 of which are sold
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Attribution: Sear Byzantine 1823 Constantinople mint
Date: AD 1028-1034
Obverse: Nimbate bust of Christ facing, holding book of Gospels
Reverse: IS-XS / BAS-ILЄ / BAS-ILЄ, cross potent on three steps
Size: 28.23mm
Weight: 6.78 grams
Rarity:  5
Description: nearing VF. From the Ellery Johnson Collection.
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Attribution: CPE B110; Svoronos 363 Cyprus mint
Date: 285-246 BC
Obverse: Bust of Alexander III the Great right wearing elephant skin headdress
Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings open, EY / X in left field
Size: 19.67mm
Weight: 8.93 grams
Rarity: 5
Description: nearing VF. ex Harlan J Berk with his tag.
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Attribution: SNG Levante 1624; SNG France 2273
Date: AD 253-260
Obverse: AVT K Π ΛI OVAΛЄPIANOC, radiate, cuirassed bust right, with countermark on cheek
Reverse: IPHNOΠOΛITΩN, Hygieia and Asklepios facing each other
Size: 27.29mm
Weight: 17.68 grams
Rarity: 5
Description: VF
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Attribution: SNG Levante 1666
Date: 104-47 BC
Obverse: Head of Athena right, wearing plumed Corinthian helmet
Reverse: AIΓEAIÆN, goat kneeling left, monogram above
Size: 17.83mm
Weight: 4.28 grams
Rarity: 5
Description: VF
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Description: One genuine widow's mites along with a paraphrasing of the Biblical narrative, housed in a 11cm square plastic frame with a clear membrane that holds the coin and paper in place. The holder is easy to open so you can take the coin out and hold it, then align the paper and put it back. The coin in the picture is a representation of what you will receive. Unlike individual coins on my website, the coin pictured is NOT the exact coin that you will receive.
About the coin: Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents. Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.” Mark 12:41-44 NIV
The coin referred to in this passage is today known as the "widow's mite." It was the smallest denomination bronze coin of the time and was minted by Alexander Jannaeus beginning in the year 103 BC. These coins were of very low value and were used only in the poor province of Judaea. In the days of Jesus it took 48 of these "mites" just to buy a loaf of bread and the standardized value was equal to 1/384 of a Greek silver drachm. They were mass-produced by casting flans in strips and then carelessly striking the crude flans with even cruder dies. Little attention was paid to their quality and most are far off center and/or flatly struck and most heavily worn from over a century of use. Even worn, most of these examples will show some level of detail. Nicer examples can be purchased individually in my Widow's Mite category.
Most of these coins have been found in and around modern day Israel and each coin is unique and some still have dirt from the Holy land adhering to the surfaces. The obverse features a star of eight rays and the reverse an anchor. Portions of the Greek legends may also be visible. The attribution for these is numbers 1150-1154 in David Hendin's standard volume on Biblical coins, 5th revised edition.
Because of the bulky nature of these holders, I can only ship within the US. You can order individual widow's mites for shipping outside of the US in my Widow's Mite category.
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