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An Hebrew ancient coin, illustration from the 1679 book Turris Babel by Athanasius Kircher

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English: Illustration of an Hebrew ancient coin from Athanasius Kircher's 1697 book Turris Babel; stated to be a reproduction of a coin seen in the collections of Francesco Gualdo (Francisci Gualdi), Francesco Angeloni (Francisci Angelomi), and of a D. Franz Gottifred (Francisci Gottifredi ). Both sides of the coin are shown.

The Hebrew characters on the coin are translated by Kircher in latin as [left side] Jerusalem Civitas sancta, "Holy City of Jerusalem", and [right side] David Rex et filius ejus Salomon Rex, "King David and his son King Solomon".

For more informations, please see page 215 of the book, and the whole Cap. VI§2 for an extensive discussion (in Latin).
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Author Athanasius Kircher

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