Hi, all. Here is a very unusual lead
tessera from
Caesarea Maritima with an Arabic (
Kufic?)
inscription. I have been trying to decipher it using Richard Plant's book, but there are so many variations and I am not having any luck. It is very difficult to get a
good photograph, but I am
still trying. Any suggestions or ideas would be appreciated. Thanks, Jimi
BCC LT84
Lead
TesseraCaesarea Maritima
Uncertain Date
Obv: Arabic
inscription in
three lines, with central pellet.
Rev: Uncertain traces of
inscription.
Dia. 16.5 x 1.5mm
Weight: 2.48gm.
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