Biblical Ancient Coin ~ Widow's Mite Lepton Jerusalem ~ Luke 21:2 (LP303) owl Herod took the very familiar

Herod took the very familiar coin images from the previous Hasmonian coins of the widow's mite anchor and the cornucopia from the Hyrcanus coins

This lamp has the symbol of a Jerusalem cross on the back handle

Super nice images both sides of pendant

John Hyrcanus II from 63-40 BC

Super nice clear images both sides

Biblical Ancient Coin ~ Widow's Mite Lepton Jerusalem ~ Luke 21:2 (LP303) owl Herod took the very familiarTHIS PARTICULAR COIN: This lepton widow's mite has beautiful anchor and star images in a beautiful natural patina. THE WIDOW'S MITE COIN IN SCRIPTURE: This is a widow's mite lepton coin which is the same type of coin that was given by the poor widow to the Temple as recorded in Luke 21: 2 and Mark 12: 41. These small bronze lepton coins were the smallest coins minted and were often cheaply and crudely made. This one fact helps to emphasize the poverty