Product Description
This stamped high polished smooth 14KT yellow gold frame beautifully showcases a GENUINE ancient widow's mite copper prutah coin of the finest quality and makes for a unique and rich presentation of authentic Biblical history. The pendant frame style is classy and neutral in its design making it equally at home on either a man or woman. The display side shows an exceptional image of the classic anchor while the back side shows the spoked wheel. Most of the times, I mount these with the spoked wheel showing out because the anchor image is so poor but in this coin, not only is the anchor well-preserved, the patina perfectly highlights the art! Many Christian fanciers of the Widows Mite coin have come to say this design is their representation of Christ as being their anchor in life.
Christian jewelry varies widely in design and style but nothing is more profound than Christian jewelry featuring GENUINE artifacts (ancient coins) from the time of Christ and the early days of Christianity. One of the most popular ancient Biblical coins involves the wonderful story that surrounds the "widow's mite" coin. The widow's mite was the lowest denomination coin circulating during the time of Christ. These were the small copper prutah coins issued by Alexander Jannaeus. The coins featured various designs including anchors, stars, cornucopias, lily flowers and a palm branch.
In describing an incident that involved Jesus, the disciple Mark wrote, "He sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the treasury, and many of the rich put in a great amount. A poor widow came and put in two small coins, the equivalent of a penny. Then he called his disciples and said to them, 'In truth I tell you, this poor widow has put more in than all who have contributed to the treasury for they have put in money then could spare but she, in her poverty, has put in everything she possessed, all she had to live on.'
*** Chain is not included but may be purchased additionally, at the link below
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SETTING: 14KT YELLOW GOLD
COIN: copper prutah (Widow's Mite)
COIN AGE: 1st century B.C.
DIMENSIONS: .60" or 14 mm diameter overall
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