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Valued Member
Sweden
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Hi all! Does anyone have any idea what kind of coin or medal this is?  Edited by Ngdawa
03/04/2013 12:02 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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It looks like a widows mite. I would not know if it was real or not - I suspect the experts would require weight, diameter, thickness and better pics.
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Moderator
 United States
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It is a widows mite and from the image it looks OK.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3253 Posts |
You mean, there are widow's mites that aren't fake?!
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New Member
United States
26 Posts |
It looks like a Lepton (Widow's Mite). Not enough visible to tell when it was minted but 103 to 76 BC would be a safe guess as I do not think they minted the Star with eight rays after King Alexander Jannaeus. It should be Bronze and it does look real.
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Valued Member
 Sweden
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According to the owner it's 15mm. The weight is unknown but she says that "it feels light"  But you think it's genuine? |
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New Member
United States
26 Posts |
The picture is so blurred it is hard to tell. 15mm would not be a lepton but more likely a prutah. How much is owner asking? It does look ok... I'm not an expert but I have many of each of these coins. .. my favorite eea so far
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Valued Member
Sweden
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the owner didn't know what is was, so she sent me this pictures and asked if I could help. I was a little unsure so I posted the picture here. I don't think she attends to sell it, she was curious about what it was, and if it was a coin at all.
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New Member
United States
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Yes it is a Prutah, my thought is the coin was minted under Judean King and High Priest Alexander Jannaeus while Israel was still self ruling prior to the Roman occupation. And it looks real
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New Member
United States
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Yes it is a Prutah, my thought is the coin was minted under Judean King and High Priest Alexander Jannaeus while Israel was still self ruling prior to the Roman occupation. And it looks real
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Posted 03/04/2013 12:47 pm
