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the latter. Considering it so, we must suppose the remainder of the 

 word to be a Jod and a Vau. The Vice Provost is -also decidedly 

 of this opinion. This word, therefore, I consider to be " hassui." 



Before I institute an inquiry into the genuineness of tliis medal, 

 or the probable time of its being struck, it is necessary that I should 

 ffive a short account from other authors of similar medals, which 

 have been commented on by the learned. I shall first mention 

 Theseus Ambrosius,* his words are — " Cum Romae essem, in feli- 

 " cioribus Julii II. Pontificis maximi, et in sequentibus Leonis X. 

 " temporibus memini me vidisse in seneis numismatis : et anno prae- 

 " terito in sere conflatam, servatoris nostri imaginem cum Uteris 

 " Samaritanis," ^c. " in cujus altera parte literge conflatse seu per- 

 " cussse videbantur, quarum sensus talis erat, Messias Rex venit in 

 " pace, Deus Homo factus est." In this coin the word a^rv'^N, 

 Elohim, occurs instead of xsif^l, Ve or me— the letters were Sama- 

 ritan. 



Waserus quotes Thes. Ambrosius, in his work upon Hebrew 

 coins,^ and gives a veiy poor engraving of a medal, which he de- 

 scribes to have been of brass. The head on it looks to the right 

 hand, and is placed between the letters of the name. There is no 

 Aleph ; and, in the inscription upon the reverse, there is a Vau to 

 complete the original Hebrew word -|i^. The penultimate word 

 is iiu>v hassui, which Waserus construes " facta est," rendering the 

 sentence thus, " et lux de homine facta est vita." 



MS. in the College library, which was collated for Dr. Kennicott. Ludovicus Capellus has 

 remniked much upon the confusion of Hebrew letters, one with another. 



• De Lit. Samar. cap. 5, fol. 21, b. 



■\ De Antiq. nummis Hebraeorum p. 62. 



