Widow’s Mite – Alexander Jannaeus H6190

Alexander Jannaeus, 104-76 BCE
AE Prutah, (14 mm, 1.28 g), Jerusalem mint
Obv: Paleo-Hebrew (Yehonatan the King) between the eight fine lines of star within diadem
Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (of Alexander King); finely engraved inscription surrounding finely engraved anchor
Hendin6 #6190, Hendin5 #1150, TJC #K

The “Widow’s Mite” of the Bible [Mark 12 and Luke 21].