“The Ptolemaic Kingdom Coin, featuring Ptolemy II (285/4-246 B.C.), is a regal masterpiece that stands as a testament to the enduring legacy of the Ptolemaic dynasty in ancient Egypt ...

But Alyattes had been making coins out of electrum, a naturally occurring gold-and-silver alloy that often has bits of other metals in it. Alyattes' coins were standardized based on weight ...

The idea was to construct a ‘magic box’, in which a coin can be placed in one of a number of slots, and then be able to remotely be able to determine the slot by means unseen. Obviously ...

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Designed by the Greek inventor Heron, this coin-operated holy water dispenser was used in Egyptian temples to dispense water for ritual washings. Worshippers would place a coin into the machine and ...

UB Libraries and faculty to restore and study Greek and Roman coins from the eras of Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great and more BUFFALO, N.Y. — Finding a $20 bill could make your day. Find rare, ...