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  1. Jwt708

    Jwt708 Well-Known Member

    Well...seems reasonable to me but I'm no expert!
     
    Jwt708, Nov 17, 2019
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  3. kaparthy

    kaparthy Well-Known Member

    I think you got it. I have spent some time with the origins of counting and these Phoenician numerals seem very much in the Sumerian tradition. Thanks for the hard work.
     
    kaparthy, Nov 20, 2019
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  4. Sulla80

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    Adding my latest Arados - first coin of the new year.
    Arados Prow.jpg
    Phoenicia, Arados (2nd century BC), Æ16
    Date: Aradian era date 116 below == 144-143 B.C
    Obv: Braided, bearded head of Zeus right, border of dots
    Rev: Ram of prow left; Phoenician letters nun and aleph above
    Size: 3.93g, 14.90mm
    Ref: BMC Phoenicia Pg.18, No.135
     
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    Sulla80, Jan 3, 2020
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