The coins shown are representative examples of the grade and type, but not the actual specimens for sale. For details on NGC’s grading standards and definitions, please refer to our NGC Grading page.
Judaea, Maccabean Kingdom. Widow’s Mite (Second Temple Period), AE Prutah. 135–37 BCE.
Obverse: Stylized eight-rayed star within a diadem border.
Reverse: Paleo-Hebrew inscription “Yehonatan the High Priest and the Council of the Jews” surrounding a palm branch.
Bronze, c. 13–15 mm, struck under John Hyrcanus I (Yehohanan), Hasmonean High Priest and ruler.
Certified by NGC, this is the famous “Widow’s Mite” referenced in the Gospels (Mark 12:41–44; Luke 21:1–4), a humble copper prutah that represented the smallest denomination in circulation during the late Second Temple period. These coins circulated widely in Judea and were the everyday currency of the common people, making them one of the most historically significant coins of antiquity.
The type is strongly associated with biblical history and is prized both by numismatists and collectors of Judaean/Christian heritage coins.
The coins shown are representative examples of the grade and type, but not the actual specimens for sale. For details on NGC’s grading standards and definitions, please refer to our NGC Grading page.
Judaea, Maccabean Kingdom. Widow’s Mite (Second Temple Period), AE Prutah. 135–37 BCE.
Obverse: Stylized eight-rayed star within a diadem border.
Reverse: Paleo-Hebrew inscription “Yehonatan the High Priest and the Council of the Jews” surrounding a palm branch.
Bronze, c. 13–15 mm, struck under John Hyrcanus I (Yehohanan), Hasmonean High Priest and ruler.
Certified by NGC, this is the famous “Widow’s Mite” referenced in the Gospels (Mark 12:41–44; Luke 21:1–4), a humble copper prutah that represented the smallest denomination in circulation during the late Second Temple period. These coins circulated widely in Judea and were the everyday currency of the common people, making them one of the most historically significant coins of antiquity.
The type is strongly associated with biblical history and is prized both by numismatists and collectors of Judaean/Christian heritage coins.
