This is a mite or what we would commonly refer to as the widow's mite now this one in particular is actually from 103 to
76 BC and
Some would estimate that the equivalent value today would be about an eighth of a cent which is obviously not very much
But far more important than than the monetary value is the spiritual significance that it carries because if you remember this is the coin
That was used by the poor widow to cast into the Treasury in the Gospels and the Bible says in Luke 21 verse number 3
Jesus said of a truth I say unto you that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all
For all these of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God
But she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had
So Jesus Christ was actually far more impressed with the percentage of her giving according to what she had
Rather than the quantity and so the moral of the story is simply this
Doesn't really matter how many talents you possess how many gifts you have or resources at your disposal?
God is actually far more concerned with what you do with what you have