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Farthing
        Two names of coins in the New Testament are rendered in the Authorized Version by this word:
        1. Quadrans, Mt 5:26; Mr 12:42 a coin current in the time of our Lord, equivalent to three-eights of a cent;
        2. The assarion, equal to one cent and a half, Mt 10:29; Lu 12:6


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Smith, William, Dr "Meaning and Definition for 'farthing' in Smiths Bible Dictionary".
bible-history.com - Smith's; 1901.

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