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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pellinore, post: 3496314, member: 74834&quot;]Unfortunately, there are no coins of the Ancient Egypt everybody knows: with hieroglyphs and pictures of sphinxes and pyramids. Apart from the abovementioned pharao Nectanebo, there are no classical Egyptian coins - only the Hellenistic and Roman coinage. The best of these are extremely attractive artistic wonders, that may cost more than your car. </p><p>But some you can buy for the cost of a reasonable restaurant meal, and I&#039;m very happy with this beautiful Hellenistic mega coin, showing a head of Zeus and an expressive eagle: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]926209[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s larger than a silver dollar and certainly a lot heavier: 67 gr.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the Roman era, there are many interesting coins to be found: drachms and tetradrachms mainly, of types you don&#039;t see anywhere else in the Roman empire, historically interesting.&nbsp; Some of these are in very fine style, here&#039;s an example: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]926210[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This is a billon tetradrachm measuring 25 mm, of the emperor Gordian III. Both coins cost well under $100.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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