✅ SOLVED What is this coin?

[Calabash Digger]

A woman at work showed this to me...

 

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[paleomaxx]

Most likely a replica of an ancient Hebrew coin. Looks like the original was from either the first or second year of the Second Jewish revolt (132-135 CE) led by Bar Kochba against the Roman Empire. I found photos of others online, but there's a reference page on them here:

The Handbook of Biblical Numismatics

 

[unclemac]

it does look cast and not minted...stamped...

 

[Madmox]

Found a thread about them here. Looks like it is probably a reproduction of an old coin from the Israeli part of the world.

https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=59602

 

[namxat]

As said by my before-posters, its a hebrew replica. It should be the smallest denominaton coined around the life of Jesus in the holy land.

Those replicas are popular due to reference in the bible as the "widows mite".


Greets Namxat

 

[unclemac]

actual "widows mites" are inexpensive and easy to get too.

 

[Calabash Digger]

Thankyou guys!!!