Ancient Jewish Coin Earrings

Ancient Jewish Coin Earrings

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Ancient Jewish Coin Earrings. Amazing Ancient Coin Jewelry piece , this coin has been personally inspected and authenticated. Denomination: Bronze Prutah Date: 103 ? 76 BCE . Description: Star and Inverted Anchor. Obverse: Anchor with Greek inscription (Alexander the King) Reverse: Star of eight rays, Yehonatan the King written in Hebrew between the rays.

Alexander Janneus, nephew of Simon and Judah Maccabee, minted this bronze prutah. He became ruler of the Jews in 103 BCE Jannaeus was a symbol of his time, young and ambitious leaning towards the Hellenistic culture which is reflected in his coin.

About the coin history: Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction of a penny. Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, I tell you the truth, this

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