Biblical Ancient Coin ~ Widow's Mite Lepton Cleaned ~ Luke 21:2 (LP305)

Biblical Ancient Coin ~ Widow's Mite Lepton Cleaned ~ Luke 21:2 (LP305)THIS PARTICULAR COIN: This lepton widow's mite has beautiful anchor and star images. The coin has been cleaned to show the original coin beauty. The images are very clear and distinct on both sides of the coin. THE WIDOW'S MITE COIN IN SCRIPTURE: This is a widow's mite lepton coin which is the same type of coin that was given by the poor widow to the Temple as recorded in Luke 21: 2 and Mark 12: 41. These small bronze lepton coins were the smallest

When they heard the Herod Archelaus was ruling

Beautiful pendant with a prutah widow's mite coin anchor image facing front

The lepton was the smaller coin and was considered to be a half prutah

an anchor on one side and star on the reverse

A lepton was a half prutah

4-1/4" long x 2-1/2" wide x 1-1/8" deep (1-5/8" deep at back handle)

REV: palm branch surrounded by KAICAPO (Caesar)

Caesarea mint

On 19 September 335

or the country

You can also purchase a special olive wood coin box

due to the fact that these coins were made in strips then cut