LIST OF CHAPTERS.

Chapter I. The occasion for this writing. The beginnings of Samaritan letters in the West. Writers who have discussed Hebrew-Samaritan coins. The organization of this work. The authenticity of Hebrew-Samaritan coins. Page 1.

CH. II. Preliminary notes on shekels a unit of weight and currency used in ancient Israel, half-shekels, and Hebrew-Samaritan coins in general; and concerning those which were struck in the first year of the reign of Simon Maccabeus leader of the Maccabean revolt and founder of the Hasmonean dynasty, reigned c. 142–135 BCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 62.

CH. III. Concerning the shekels and coins struck in the second year of Simon's reign. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 95.

CH. IV. Concerning the coins struck in the third year of Simon's reign. Page 114.

CH. V. Concerning the coins struck in the fourth year of Simon's reign. Page 122.

CH. VI. Concerning the coins of Simon which do not have an inscribed epoch a specific date or era of minting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 141.

CH. VII. Concerning two coins of Simon exhibiting what appears to be secret writing original: "arcanam scripturam," likely referring to cryptic characters or unusual ligatures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 155.

CH. VIII. Concerning the Yehohanan coins, or the coin of John Hyrcanus Hasmonean leader and High Priest, reigned 134–104 BCE, and concerning those which are circulated under the name of Jonathan. . . . Page 176.

CH. IX. Concerning the coins assigned by conjecture to Alexander Jannaeus or Aristobulus the Younger; and concerning the golden vine of the Temple of Jerusalem a famous decorative element of Herod's Temple, often depicted or referenced in Jewish history. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 202.

CH. X. The agreement of Hebrew-Samaritan coins with the Holy Books. Ancient forms of Hebrew letters. The Hebrew-Samaritan alphabet as derived from the coins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 216.

CH. XI. The number of Samaritan letters, their use among the Hebrews, and their antiquity compared to the Assyrian script the "square" Hebrew script still in use today, which superseded the older Paleo-Hebrew/Samaritan style. . . . Page 225.