Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a 2,200-year-old gold coin depicting the ancient King Ptolemy III, an ancestor of the famed Cleopatra. The coin, which bears the image of the King on one of its ...

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Archaeologists unearthed 383 bronze coins dating back to King Ptolemy III who ruled Egypt in the 3rd century B.C. and was an ancestor of the famed Cleopatra, the Egyptian antiquities authority ...

What would an ancient Egyptian gold coin look like if it were made today? Designer Mahinaz Elmessiry asked herself this question when creating six coins inspired by ancient Egypt, reports Sarah ...

A comprehensive collection featuring coinage from the Mamluk Sultanate has found a new dominion: the Princeton University Library. The Undeland Collection of Mamluk coins was purchased for the ...

The Egyptian government has approved the issuance of non-circulating commemorative coins to mark the forthcoming opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM). These gold and silver coins will be issued ...

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The Egyptian Cabinet has approved the authorization of the Minister of Finance to issue non-circulating commemorative pure silver coins in denominations of LE20-50, featuring a design commemorating ...

Egypt’s PM Mostafa Madbouly decides to issue commemorative coins in gold, silver with the emblem of the Holy Family’s path in Egypt. The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) will hold, on Tuesday, a big ...

Archaeologists unearthed 383 bronze coins dating back to King Ptolemy III who ruled Egypt in the 3rd century B.C. and was an ancestor of the famed Cleopatra, the Egyptian antiquities authority ...