 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: ? Date of Discovery: ? Current Location: ? 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. |