prutah
/ˈpruːtɑː/
noun
- A small bronze or copper coin used in ancient Judea, especially during the Hasmonean and Roman periods.
- The widow in the biblical story gave two prutahs, which was all she had to live on.
- Archaeologists found a prutah from the time of Alexander Jannaeus at the dig site.
- Collectors value a well-preserved prutah for its historical connection to ancient Jerusalem.