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Is this a widow's mite?

ajaanajaan Posts: 17,136 ✭✭✭✭✭
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As in the Biblical reference.

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    SaorAlbaSaorAlba Posts: 7,482 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes, but all I can make out of the legend is "BAS **** PA"
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    STLNATSSTLNATS Posts: 1,597 ✭✭✭
    I'm no expert, but looks similar to a coin of Herod Agrippa. Here's a link to an offering of a lot of these offered by Forum Ancient Coins.


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    ormandhormandh Posts: 3,111 ✭✭✭
    I thought widows mite coins had a dot with rays extending out in a circular shape on one side of the coin.
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    NiceCurrencyNiceCurrency Posts: 885 ✭
    the "widow's mite" is supposed to have the seleucid anchor on the one side isn't it?
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    AethelredAethelred Posts: 9,288 ✭✭✭
    Ajaan, that is not a "widow's mite." It is a Prutah of Herod Agrippa I who ruled from AD 37-44. It is still an important part of Biblical history and a cool coin.
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