Ancient Biblical Coin (Widows Mite) Jerusalem (134-104 B.C.)

Jewish King John Hyrcanus I (Yehohanan). Ruled 134-104 B.C. Bronze Prutah or Mite

This type of coin is known as "widow's mite" in ancient biblical history. It is a very rare authentic ancient biblical coin. Don't miss your chance to bid today before this item vanishes into history forever!

The Lesson (or Parable) of the widow's mite is a story present in the Synoptic Gospels (Mark 12:38-44, Luke 20:45-47,21:1-4), in which Jesus is teaching at the Temple in Jerusalem, and condemns the Pharisees for their show of wealth, ostentation, and self-importance.Witnessing the donations made by the rich men, Jesus highlights how a poor widow donates only two mites, the least valuable coins available at the time, but that this everything she had to her name, while the other people give only a small portion of their own wealth.

The Gospel of Mark specifies that a mite was worth less than a quadrans, the smallest Roman coin, implying that Mark's intended audience were more familiar with Roman culture than with Jewish.This tale is held by most modern Christians to mean that a gift should to be judged not by its absolute value, but by how it compares relatively; that it is not the impressiveness or purchasing power which matters, but what it means.

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