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Description:
This silver coin is dated to between 66 and 70 CE. While most inscriptions from this period are in the Late Semitic Script, these coins show that the "paleo" or "Middle Semitic Script" was still in use.
Era:
Middle Semitic Script
Image Credit:
Unknown
Date of Inscription:
66-70 CE
Location of Discovery:
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Date of Discovery:
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Current Location:
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Language:
Hebrew
Writing Surface:
Silver Coin
Transliteration:
Left Side Rim: ShQL YShRAL
Left Side Center: ShB
Right Side Rim: YRWShLYM HQDShH
Translation:
Left Side Rim: Shekel of Israel
Left Side Center: Year 2
Right Side Rim: Jerusalem the Holy
Comments:
While most inscriptions from this period are in the Late Semitic Script, these coins show that the "paleo" or "Middle Semitic Script" was still in use.
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