Mark 12:42

[judge]

Shlama Akhi Michael,

"Minyan" is the dual of "mina", the Aramaic root which means "count, number."

The verse is saying "two pieces" (minyan) which were "small coins." (shmune)

If leptas were not even used in the first century,or in Judea, then this seems a pretty good indication that Mark is not the original.