Widow's Mite Prutah Biblical Ancient Coin ~ Jerusalem ~ Luke 21:2 (PR524) horn This bronze coin was minted

This bronze coin was minted by Herod I

The Maccabean war was over and Israel was no longer under the Greek/Syrian rule and Herod the Great had not yet come to power along with his Roman occupation

was most likely minted in Jerusalem under John Hyrcanus I from 133-103 BC

which is a wooden staff on one side of the coin and a wreath on the reverse

Widow's Mite Prutah Biblical Ancient Coin ~ Jerusalem ~ Luke 21:2 (PR524) horn This bronze coin was mintedWIDOW'S MITE PRUTAH: This is a premium natural patina high contrast widow's mite prutah of King and High Priest Alexander Janneaus. The coin has nicely centered sharp contrast anchor on the obverse and a partly visible star images on both sides of the coin. The anchor side shows very clear ancient Hebrew script. This coin comes with a coin flip with a description of the coin and a specialty widow's mite coin envelope. A PURELY JUDEAN COIN: This coin