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Widow'sMitesofMark12-41Jesussaid,"Itellyouthetruth,thispoorwidowputmoreintothetreasurythanallthe others.Forallofthemhavecontributedoutoftheirabundance;butsheoutofher poverty hasputineverythingshehad,allshehadtoliveon."(Mark12:41)ThesecoinsarebronzeleptaandprutotofAlexanderJannaeus,theHasmoneanKingofJudaeafrom103to76B.C.AlthoughthesecoinsweremintedlongbeforeChrist'slifetime, theywerestillincirculationduringthefirstcenturyA.D.Becausetheleptonandprutahwere thelowestdenominationcoinsthatcirculatedinJerusalemduringChrist'slifetime,theyare believedtobethecoinsreferredtointheBiblicalstoryofthepoorwidow.Theleptonisthe verysmallestdenominationandisprobablythetrue"widow'smite."Infact,theleptonis probablythelowestdenominationcoineverstruckbyanynationinallofhistory!Leptonand prutahwerecarelesslyandcrudelystruck,usuallyoffcenterandonsmallflans.Becausethey circulatedforalongperiod,theyareusuallyveryworn.Legendsarealmostalwaysunreadable. Theactualsizeofaprutahislessthan1/2inchindiameter.Aleptonisusua
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