On Hebrew-Samaritan Coins

The tasks undertaken by the command of your brother Ferdinand original: "FERDINANDI Fratris" — Refers to Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Parma, the brother of King Charles III of Spain., and especially the requirements of the most honorable office assigned to me, drew me away in another direction; but as soon as it was first permitted, I returned to the same pursuit and study from which I had turned aside. I determined to treat the coins of the Phoenicians Phoenicians A seafaring civilization originating in the Levant (modern Lebanon) who established significant colonies in ancient Spain, such as Gadir (Cádiz). and the Greeks in Spain original: "Hispania", beginning with the Samaritan ones. I have focused especially on those coins which I once sought out through my own labor, and which were then entrusted to my care and more diligently examined. Now, however, having increased and explained them by at least a third part, I willingly and gladly offer and restore them to Your Majesty.

To whom, indeed, should I wish this labor to be dedicated, I who am most devoted to Your Name? Or to whom should the explanation of the Samaritan coins Samaritan coins Bayer used this term to describe ancient Jewish coins featuring the paleo-Hebrew script, which is closely related to the Samaritan alphabet. and all my studies be more rightly owed than to You, to whose bond and ownership original: "nexu et mancipio" — Latin legal terms for formal possession or debt-bondage, used here as a heighted expression of courtly loyalty to the King. both the coins and I myself belong?

Accept, therefore, MOST AUGUST KING, these attempts of mine, and continue to embrace me with a kind countenance and favor, I who, having conceived [prayers] for