Dear friends!
I recently got a small bronze coin from
Gades, today's Cadiz,
Burgos (2018) 1352
var. I am particularly interested in the Neo-Punic
legend on the
reverse. Below, from r. to l., is 'GDR for Gadir, the Punic name for
Gades, present-day Cadiz. I have a problem with the MP'L above.
I know that it is translated as 'of the citizens of Gadir', but also as 'moneda de Gadir' in
Spanish. So the meaning is clear. But what does the word MP'L mean literally? Does it exist in Phoenician or Aramaic? Or is there a Hebrew equivalent?
Now I have found that Hebrew מובלט (MOBLT) means "minted". That is already damn similar to MP'L. That would then speak against "citizens" and for "moneda". Am I right?
With thanks in advance
Jochen