What does the cryptic crossword clue "Epiphany came as our smallest denomination financially declined (3,5,7)" mean?

The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). THE (synonym="THE") + PENNY (synonym="”our [the UK’s] smallest denomination” of currency") + DROPPED (synonym="fell in value=”financially declined”") = THEPENNYDROPPED The answer is THEPENNYDROPPED.

Epiphany came as our smallest denomination financially declined (3,5,7)

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