Judaea: bronze lepton of Alexander Jannaeus, ca. 103-76 BC (the biblical "Widow's mite")

Obverse: Anchor, inscription.
Reverse: wheel with spokes or 8-pointed star.

These coins circulated in the Holy Land at the time of Christ and are believed to be the type mentioned in the Bible, in "the lesson of the widow's mite".

This example shows evidence of the way the blank flans were cast in strips, then cut before being struck into coins. The irregular flan here is shaped rather like a little jug.

Hendin 4th ed. 472. 14x10 mm. Ex- Augustus Coins (@Valentinian on CoinTalk), 20 May 2020.

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