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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;askea, post: 2115904, member: 62006&quot;]Hendin has shown in his book, Guide To Biblical Coins, that the prutah and lepton were not absolute denominations vis-a-vis their weights which vary greatly in individual issues.</p><p>&nbsp;His research suggests, that in Judaea, when coins were struck in the same metal, with the same or very similar designs, they were intended to represent coins of the same denomination. </p><p>&nbsp;The average weight of the small anchor/star coins (presumably lepta) of Alexander Jannaeus is 0.81 grams, but the weight fluctuates from as light as .20 g to 1.70 g.</p><p>&nbsp;Hendin also gives an example of three prutot of the year 5 of Nero weighing 1.49, 2.43, and 3.67 grams. The average weight of this issue is 2.27 g.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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