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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SeptimusT, post: 5296775, member: 91240&quot;]It&#039;s an interesting point that Ptolemaic coins have less Egyptian themes. Like the Romans, they also had a closed currency system where foreign coins had to be exchanged for the debased Ptolemaic coins. So the Ptolemaic coins were meant for use within Egypt, just like the Roman ones. Yet for the most part the most Egyptian themes that you see on Ptolemaic coins are some headdresses in the fields. The Romans started to introduce more Egyptian imagery, but it really wasn&#039;t until the 2nd Century AD that it really took off.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Ptolemies certainly had no issue with adopting Egyptian imagery. Here&#039;s Ptolemy III as a Pharaoh: </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.livius.org/site/assets/files/38715/thumbnail_ptolemy_iii_neues_museum2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, here&#039;s my Hadrian Ptah: </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/mummy-png.861953/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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