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Hello There Pillar of the Community United States 1191 Posts	Posted 01/21/2017 2:40 pm Received this thing yesterday and can't make out what it is. Report this Post to the Staff

moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 01/21/2017 2:52 pm Looks like a really really really bad fake ancient. Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5178 Posts	Posted 01/21/2017 3:20 pm Some company's attempt at a replica widow's mite (Judean prutah/lepton). Doesn't even really count as a fake, just silly. (Pretty sure it's plastic too, which just makes it sillier.) Don't recall any more precise details, sorry. But it's a pretty common type (and comes up here quite often). Edited by january1may 01/21/2017 3:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Hello There Pillar of the Community United States 1191 Posts	Posted 01/21/2017 3:30 pm It's actually some sort of a metal. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 01/21/2017 3:43 pm Yeah, a very well documented terrible fake of an Alexander Jannaeus prutah from ancient Judaea. From the fake reports at Forum: Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34430 Posts	Posted 01/21/2017 4:59 pm Yes Bob nailed it--we see these frequently over in the ancients section of CCF. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
twinkinator Valued Member United States 137 Posts	Posted 01/21/2017 5:00 pm I couldn't figure out why that looked so familiar until I realized I had two in a bag of miscellaneous "not sure what these are yet" coins. It definitely felt like a replica by all means but didn't know what it was a replica of. Report this Post to the Staff
Hello There Pillar of the Community United States 1191 Posts	Posted 01/21/2017 5:52 pm I thought it was a token of some sort. It's cut too good. Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 01/22/2017 08:53 am They are popular with the more fundamental Baptist churches in the US and are frequently given away to emphasise the story of b"The Widows Mite" Report this Post to the Staff
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