Biblical Widow's Mite set into silver cross pendant

A ‘Widow’s Mite’ from the Bible set into a silver cross pendant. The coin is a famous ‘Poor Widow’s Mite’ from biblical Judaea, struck c. 103 - 76 BC. It features the Seleucid anchor with Greek inscription on one side and a wheel with 8-Ray spokes on the other as well as a Hebrew inscription ‘Yehonatan the King’. The coin is set into a gorgeous custom .925 silver cross pendant. Cross measures 2 3/8 x 1 5/8 in. (6.4 x 4.3 cm) including loop. An excellent, wearable piece of early Christian history! Ex Berkeley, CA private collection.

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