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Money in Ptolemaic Egypt From the Macedonian Conquest to the End of the Third Century BC

Paperback • 2010 • English • 1. edition

Money in Ptolemaic Egypt From the Macedonian Conquest to the End of the Third Century BC

By Sitta von Reden

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This book explores the impact of Alexander the Great's introduction of coined money on the economy and society of Egypt and its political implications for the formation of the Ptolemaic state. It argues that the introduction of coinage happened slowly, spreading gradually from Alexandria into the chora. Under Ptolemy II, however, Egypt was aggressively monetised. Using both numismatic and papyrological evidence, the workings of a rural monetary economy are reconstructed where coinage was in high...Show more

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ISBN

9780521130547

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published year

2010

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Money in Ptolemaic Egypt From the Macedonian Conquest to the End of the Third Century BC

Format

Paperback

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