Ancient Biblical Widows Mite Bronze Coin Pendant

Four hammered silver arms, four tiny red stones, and a small old coin holding them together.

This ancient Biblical widows mite bronze coin pendant is from Jerusalem, Israel, and dates to the 1st century, in bronze, sterling silver and ruby. The widow's mite is a name usually given to the small bronze coins of ancient Judea, after the New Testament story of a widow's tiny offering. A weathered coin with raised marks sits at the center of a cross whose four arms flare outward and are hammered by hand. A small red stone is set near the end of each arm. A silver ring at the top carries a braided chain.

Old money, newly respectable.