Widows Mite Prutah Authentic Biblical Bronze Coin (WP15) Rabbelas

Widows Mite Prutah Authentic Biblical Bronze Coin (WP15) RabbelasThis bronze prutah widows mite coin has a clear image of the anchor on one side and the star on the reverse. Beautiful natural patina finish.

THIS PARTICULAR COIN: This is a very rare Widow's Mite Lead Lepton from Jerusalem

Herod Archelaus minted a similar coin but with a letter above the cornucopia

Jewish Revolt coin from 68AD

320-324 CONSTAN-TINVS AVG Laureate head only DN CONSTANTINI MAX AVG VOT XX [20 year vows of our Lord

This coin has dots above the cornucopia with dates it to Herod the Great

Coin shows two (2) branches crossed

Fifth edition of the bestselling reference book in the field of ancient Judaean and Biblical coins appears almost 25 years after the book's first edition

These small bronze lepton coins were the smallest coins minted and were often cheaply and crudely made

and he asked them

willing to shew the Jews a pleasure

Pilate 's coinage is exceptional in that it alone displays the lituus as the sole object illustrated on the face

(See David Hendin's Guide to Biblical Coins book for more details)