WTS: Reduced price: Widow's Mite

Discussion in 'For Sale' started by Sallent, Aug 14, 2018.

  1. Sallent

    Sallent Live long and prosper

    This is long assumed to be the type of coin that the widow gave at temple in Jesus' parable in Luke 21: 1-4.

    “Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all; for all these out of their abundance have put in offerings for God, but she out of her poverty put in all the livelihood that she had."

    This is not a rare coin, but they seldom come this good. Most are heavily worn and poorly struck, so this one is a gem by comparison. I think the reduced price $65 (including shipping) is very competitive given the superb quality of this particular widow's mite. Payment through paypal.

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    Alexander Jannaeus, 103-76 BC
    AE lepton, 2.7g, 16mm; Jerusalem mint.
    Obv.: Hebrew script between Star rays (YHNTN HMLK) = “Yehonatan the king," surrounded by royal diadem.
    Rev.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝ∆ΡΟΥ (of King Alexander in Greek), anchor upside-down as if hanging on the side of a boat.
    Reference: Meshorer Group K; Hendin 115



     
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