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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 1786659, member: 31620&quot;]There are ancient coins that depict the Sphinx or stepped pyramids, these were not however produced in Egypt but were produced in Phoenicia in the 490s B.C.&nbsp; Coinage was a new thing during this time period having only been around in the world since around 600 B.C. If you are looking for coins older than this produced in Egypt then you are in for a disappointment. Some of the earliest coins produced in Egypt copied the Attic, Athenian Owl Tetradrachms. These were not likely used for&nbsp; local use but to pay mercenaries. Coins were produced in Egypt during the time of Alexander the Great and these were likely for local use. After the death of Alexander, Ptolemy I takes over as King of Egypt and there are a whole range of coins now produced specifically for use within Egypt. These do not however depict pyramids, earlier pharoes etc. and why would they? The Roman egyptian coinage that you refer to was intended to circulate within Egypt and this continued late into the Roman empire. There are Roman Egyptian coins that depict the Sphinx etc. but that is about all you are going to find.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Martin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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