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quently that which, after the 643 d year of Rome, 
was peculiar to them. 
The powers of the Phoenician numeral chara&ers 
antiently ufed at Sidon, which I flatter myfelf are 
now difcovered, having been for many ages unknown ; 
the Society will perhaps not be difpleafed to fee ac- 
curate draughts of the principal Phoenician medals, 
from whence they are deduced. I have therefore 
taken the liberty to tranfmit them (47) fuch draughts, 
which may be intirely depended upon. I have alfo 
conftrucffed a table (48) of the numeral characters 
themfelves, from Unity to A Thousand; which 
will demonftrate, in the cleared: manner poffible, the 
great affinity between them and thofe of the Palmy- 
renes. 
1. From this table it plainly appears, that the 
people of Sidon had no particular character to denote 
Five, whilft the Phoenician numerals here explained 
were in vogue amongft them ; that they expreffed 
TWENTY by a character, during that period, not 
very different from the correfpondent one ufed at Tad- 
mor; and that in all other refpects the Phoenician no- 
tation then prevailing at Sidon was, in a manner, the 
fame with that of the (45)) Palmyrenes. 
2. It may not be improper to obferve, that two 
of the Sidonian coins I have been confidering (50) 
(47) See Plate xxxi. 
(48) See Plate xxxii. 
(49) It may not however be amifs to remark, that moft of the 
forms of the Phoenician centenary and decimal numeral chara£ters 
rather refemble the correfpondent Palmyrene numerals of Gruter 
than thofe of Mr. Dawkins ; as will be obvious to every one, who 
fhall think proper to compare all thofe different chara£ters one with, 
another. Pbilofoph. Tranfatt, Vol. xlviii. Par. ii. p. 721, 741. 
(50) See Plate xxxi. Fig. 5. & Arigon. Tab. II, Num. ix. 
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