Widow's Mite Coin 103-76 BC Prutah Ancient Biblical Authentic SS/14K Pendant

Description: This genuine coin is over 2000 years old! The coin pendant pictured is the one you will receive. The coin is a widow's mite set into a handcrafted sterling silver pendant bezel accented with solid 14K gold prongs. This type of coin is referenced in the Bible! It comes with a Certificate of Authenticity, velvet pouch, box and polishing cloth. Widow's Mite Coin The story of this woman's spectacular offering is found in the Bible, Mark 12:41-44. Though she might have contributed any of a number of small copper coins current at that time, a majority of experts choose the copper prutah as the most prominent candidate for her contribution. This coin of the Judaean King Alexander Jannaeus (B.C. 103-76) was issued during the latter portion of his reign, circa B.C. 78. Always crude, it has an anchor on the obverse and a star on the reverse; it is so small it is called a prutah. Much confusion over the name of this coin has confounded many. Older Bibles call it a 'mite'. Sometimes it is called a lepton, and its most modern name is a prutah. All three names refer to the same coin. Copper Prutahs were struck in vast abundance. Without doubt, they were common coins used for daily commerce during the life of Christ, and as quoted from Mark 12: 41-44: "And Jesus sat over against the treasury and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which makes a quadrans. And he called unto his disciples and said to them: Amen I say to you that this poor widow put in more than all those who have been putting in the treasury. For they have put in abundance, but she out of her want has put in all that she had. "

Price: 499 USD

Location: Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands

End Time: 2025-01-12T20:46:53.000Z

Shipping Cost: 24.3 USD