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Description: Two genuine widow's mite along with a paraphrasing of the Biblical narrative, housed in a 7cm 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.
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Date: AD 136-138
Obverse: Bare head right
Reverse: uncertain figure standing
Size: 31.77mm
Weight: 21.47 grams
Rarity:  5
Description: VG, a nice portrait, pit on reverse. From the Ellery Johnson Collection; ex Tyche Numismatics Ancient & Medieval Coins with tag.
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Attribution: LT 8403; DT 391
Date: 1st century BC
Obverse: Celtic-style male head left, hair in three braids
Reverse: Hippocamp left, severed human head above
Size: 13.60mm
Weight: 1.92 grams
Rarity:  7
Description: VF, choice green patina. From the David G Smith Collection, St Girons, France.
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Attribution: RIC VI 62 Ostia
Date: AD 309-312
Obverse: MAXENTI-VS P F AVG, laureate head left
Reverse: VICTORIA AETERNA AVG N, Victory standing right, foot on base of cippus which supports shield on which she inscribes VOT / X, bound captive to left, seated left; MOSTS in exergue
Size: 19.74mm
Weight: 3.26 grams
Rarity:  6
Description: good Fine+
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Attribution: Sear Byzantine 1719 Cherson mint
Date: AD 867-886
Obverse: •Cross potent•
Reverse: Large B
Size: 17.74mm
Weight: 5.22 grams
Rarity: 5
Description: VF
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