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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Overlord, post: 397002, member: 12187&quot;]<i>Obverse</i> BASILEWS ALEXANDROU (of King Alexander), around upside-down anchor (adopted from the Seleucids, who used it to symbolize their naval strength)</p><p><img src="http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii203/amitvyas03/IMG_4868.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><i>Reverse</i> Star (or wheel) (symbolizing heaven) with eight rays, surrounded by diadem. &quot;Yehonatan the King&quot; between rays (in Hebrew)</p><p><img src="http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii203/amitvyas03/IMG_4866.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Background information on these coins can be found <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesson_of_the_widow's_mite" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesson_of_the_widow's_mite" rel="nofollow">here </a></p><p>&#039;Mite&#039; is the 1611 King James&#039; Version translation for this coin.</p><p>Though the scripture probably refers to the Lepton (a smaller coin of denomination lower than the Prutah), both Lepton and Prutah are usually referred to as &quot;widow&#039;s mites&quot;.</p><p><i>Differentiationg a Prutah from a Lepton</i>: The anchor depicted on a Lepton (shown below for comparison) usually has a full circle around it, while the Prutah has writing around the anchor. Also, the Lepton usually has writing around the star, while the Prutah usually has a full circle.</p><p><img src="http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii203/amitvyas03/11ff_2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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