Notes on the Aramaic script of some coins from East Arabia

Abstract

This article provides preliminary remarks on the Aramaic scripts of coins from eastern Arabia. After giving a presentation of the palaeography of some coins from Mleiha, it offers suggestions for the reading of the Aramaic legends and the origin of the Aramaic script on them.

Abi'el, the ruler of Southeastern Arabia

“…The new coins presented here consist of four tetradrachms (nos [1][2][3][4] and five drachms (nos 5-9). Unfortunately, the majority were not found during official excavations, but were surface finds picked-up in the past by expatriates who visited these sites on Friday outings.…”

“…While the photographs are not uniformly to scale, information on weight and size is available in most cases. The new coins presented here consist of four tetradrachms (nos [1][2][3][4] and five drachms (nos 5-9). As noted above, obols All of the coins were struck and are circular or roughly oval-shaped (nos 2 4 7 & 8).…”