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moby420 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 09/11/2017 02:48 am Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/11/2017 04:33 am to CCF. Looks like a copy of a widow's mite,sorry. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
moby420 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 09/11/2017 05:52 am thank you so much, ive searched for hours in several country coin indexs and could not find anything close. Its in very good condition so id say your right about it being a copy. Thanks again though Report this Post to the Staff
Pistareen Valued Member United States 309 Posts	Posted 09/11/2017 06:49 am The side not shown would have a wheel of eight spokes. This does look like a copy of a Widow's Mite, or bronze Prutah of Janneus Alexander, that would have been made circa 160 BC. Being mentioned in the Bible, and having been found in large hoards the original coins sell for as little as $15 especially with one side struck half off flan. They were copied in sets of Coins of the Bible reproductions back nearly fifty years ago. The side shown depicts an anchor. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 09/11/2017 07:25 am These show up pretty regularly on the boards. Here's a fairly recent one: http://goccf.com/t/278579 Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/11/2017 5:06 pm to the community This is a fantasy piece that is supposed to be a copy of a Widows Mite mentioned in the Bible. Here is what an actual coin looks like. This is from my collection. AE Prutah (Lepton) Alexander Jannaeus (Hebrew name: Yehonatan) 104-76 BCE Enclosed star with rays, between each ray is a Paleo-Hebrew letter that translates to Yehonatan The King. The reverse is an anchor with the Greek legend that translates to Of King Alexander. 15mm x 1.49 grams Struck at Jerusalem Henden #1150 Report this Post to the Staff
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 09/13/2017 04:53 am Echizento thanks for the picture. It is the first time I see a real one!! Nice! Report this Post to the Staff
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