Authentic Ancient Judaea Jewish Widows Mite Biblical Coin NGC - Jesus lifetime

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Judaea Prutah Widows Mite 103-76BC Ancient Biblical Coin NGC FINE - Rare Certified Historical Rare Copper w/Mention in the Bible Ancient Biblical Bronze Coin dating more than 2100 years old (103 – 76 BCE) Authenticated, Encapsulated and Graded by NGC, the Numismatic G uaranty Corporatio n AUTHENTICATED as a genuine ancient coin by the coin industry's most re spected authority ENCAPSULATED for preservation and security; c oin can be saf ely displayed Offi cially GRADE D as F (FINE) and bearing full attributi on by NGC's expert staff Own a piece of real history! Authentic 2100 year old small coin known as a “lepton”, was issued by King Alexander Janneus of Judea and was the lowest valued coin in use during the lifetime of Jesus Christ. The contribution of two such small coins was given by a poor widow to the Temple. Found at archaeological excavations in Jerusalem. The Lesson of the widow's mite is presented in the Synoptic Gospels (Mark 12:41-44, Luke 21:1-4), in which Jesus is teaching at the Temple in Jerusalem. The Gospel of Mark specifies that two mites (Greek lepta) are together worth a quadrans, the smallest Roman coin. A lepton was the smallest and least valuable coin in circulation in Palestine, worth about six minutes of an average daily wage. In the story, a widow donates two small coins, while wealthy people donate read more

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