1 And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. 2 And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. 3 And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all: 4 For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had. [Luke 21:1-4]

The smaller bronze prutahs also called leptons were the coin used by the poor widow referred to in scripture.  These leptons were the smallest and lowest denomination coin that circulated in Jerusalem during Christ’s lifetime. These coins were thin and carelessly and crudely struck, usually off center and in small flans. Legends are generally unreadable. They are believed to be the coins that referred to in the Biblical story of the poor widow.

In ancient Judea the poor widow could buy a pomegranate with two of these mites and a loaf of bread with about eight mites.

When holding this coin one might wonder: Could this be one of the actual coins belonged to the widow?

Buy a premium grade widows mite, one of the coins on the picture, they are Prutahs or Leptons of Alexander Jannaeus with a anchor and star.  Each coin is only $25. We have 50 available. Shipping is 4.95 domestic, 6.95 international .We combine shipping.