Lepton is the name of various fractional units of currency used in the Greek-speaking world from antiquity until today. The word means "small" or "thin", and during Classical and Hellenistic times a lepton was always a small value coin, usually the smallest available denomination of another currency.
The coin in the lesson of the widow's mite is referred to as a lepton and Luke's Gospel also refers to the lepton or mite when stating that a person who does not make peace with his adversary in good time will be required to pay 'to the very last mite' before being released from prison.
In the Hasmonean Kingdom the lepton was first minted under Alexander Jannaeus prior to 76 BC.
The coin in the lesson of the widow's mite is referred to as a lepton and Luke's Gospel also refers to the lepton or mite when stating that a person who does not make peace with his adversary in good time will be required to pay 'to the very last mite' before being released from prison.
In the Hasmonean Kingdom the lepton was first minted under Alexander Jannaeus prior to 76 BC.
Obverse: Star of eight rays in beaded border 'Yehonatan the King' off flan
Reverse: Anchor in circle, BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY
Diameter:
10 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.71 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.71 g
No notes for this coin
Hendin 1153
Obverse: Star of eight rays in beaded border 'Yehonatan the King' around
Reverse: Anchor in circle; BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΛEΞANΔPOY
Diameter:
10 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.6 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.6 g
No notes for this coin
Hendin 1153
Obverse: Star of six rays, within circle of dots (off flan), barbaric blundered imitation of Aramaic legend around
Reverse: Anchor within circle blundered barbaric imitation of Greek legend around
Diameter:
11 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.54 g
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.54 g
No notes for this coin
Hendin 1153