Here are four pieces I got today when I stopped at a little antique shop. #1. 1902 Canada 5 cents, #2. 1880 Newfoundland 1 Cent, #3. India 1913 1 Anna, and #4. Egypt 1917-1335? Piastres. $25 for the lot. Bone
Thanks, not the best possible prices, but I like them. Especially they Egyptian and the Canadain ones Bone
Im with you. I have long held a fascination with the ancient Egyptian culture. I have allways wanted to track down some of the ancient coins/currency but have as of yet been unable to do so
Daggarjon, As far as I know,the ancient Egyptians didn't have coins but as soon as the Greeks took over,the Ptolemys to be exact,they minted a lot and if you look around on ancient coin sites,you'll be surprised just how inexpensive they can be,especially bronzes. Here is on of Cleopatra's great,great,great,great..etc. grandpa, Ptolemy II.Pretty sure I didn't pay more than $25-$30 and you can see the date.I believe the pyramids are about 4500 years old but when this coin was minted,they were less than 2000.
Thats a cool coin. To be honest, i never went any further then the end of my nose to look for Egyptian coins. So i was not even aware as to when they started coining them. It was just something in the back, waaaay back, of my mind to someday do. i learned something new today, thanks.
Happycobra, Actually the first coins,as we know them,meaning pieces of metal with some value, produced by authority of government and regulated,didn't begin until about 650-600 BC by the Greek States.I don't know what was used prior to that,maybe rocks or shells.LOL That didn't stop someone from making these: Egyptian tourist fake A fantasy coin. No coin was minted that looked like this, with hieroglyphics on the reverse.
antique shop yes, i tried that before. not much coins. but sometimes, if you lucky enough. you can find something special.
