Ancient Biblical Widows Mites Coins Set in Silver Earrings / Diamond Shape Drops

Two little coins in hammered frames, each trailing a tiny sparkle on a diamond-shaped drop.

These ancient biblical widows mites coins set in silver earrings, with diamond shape drops, come from Jerusalem, Judea (present day Israel), Middle East, and date to the 1st century BCE. They are bronze and sterling silver. The widow's mite of the Gospel story is generally taken to be the tiny bronze lepton struck in Judea in this period. Each worn coin, coppery gold with a raised star-like design, sits in a thick hand-hammered silver bezel. Above, a small disc with a spiral meets the post, and below hangs a lozenge set with a clear stone. Each is 1.5 inches high.

Two small coins, generously repaid.