What Metals Are Egyptian Coins Made From?
coin image by haemengine from Fotolia.com jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a06/gv/qc/metals-egyptian-coins-made-from_-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); Egyptians used coins of many metals for trade. In ancient Egypt, as in many ancient countries, most trade occurred through barter. Even in complicated trade agreements, an exchange of goods and services could successfully seal the agreement between the parties. As ancient Egypt’s economy developed and as its trade with other nations became more sophisticated, new methods of payment, including payment with coins of various metals, began to play a larger role in both internal and external trade in Egypt. Early Coins Researchers found coins of gold, silver, copper, ivory and precious stones which date back to the time of the Biblical patriarch Joseph (1695 B.C.E.) in a cache of unsorted antique items shelved in boxes in the Museum of Egypt. Some coins bear the name o
