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Lot 3179
Two Ancient Near Eastern Bronze Coins
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
To include: Syria, Seleucid bronze (AE17) issued by Demetrios II, 145-138 BC and 129-125 BC, obverse with Zeus and reverse with Nike. VF with dark green patina, plus...Judaea, Alexander Jannaeus, 103-76 BC, bronze lepton with anchor/star, certified NGC F. This diminutive and unassuming coin type is immortalized as the Biblical "Widow's Mite" in the New Testament, Mark 12:42.

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