Widows Mite (Ancient Biblical Coin)

Description

The Widow’s Mite is one of the most well-known and meaningful coins from ancient history, dating back to the time of the Bible. These small bronze coins were minted in Judea during the reign of Alexander Jannaeus (circa 103–76 BC) and continued to circulate into the time of Jesus Christ. The coin gets its name from the biblical story in the Gospel of Mark (Mark 12:41–44) and the Gospel of Luke (Luke 21:1–4), where a poor widow donates two small coins—mites—to the temple treasury. Though of littl