tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982248949430481952.post3243956460698827966..comments2023-09-04T05:57:45.598-05:00Comments on The Egyptian Yell | Egyptology Page News: Joseph Era Coins Found in Egyptegyptianscholarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04940805343103680426noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982248949430481952.post-50910646066975698202009-09-28T15:30:58.400-05:002009-09-28T15:30:58.400-05:00Round and round and round the logic goes, where it...Round and round and round the logic goes, where it stops, nobody knows..<br /><br />I haven't written a blog post on this one yet, and usually I refrain from re-covering stories that are making the rounds. Thats why my Blogroll Roundup is for.<br /><br />But I may not be able to resist putting in my 2 cents worth (no pun intended)on this coinage issue. I agree with you, I think it is probably much more likely the coins were accpted not as coinage, but in barter for their intrinsic value as precious metal rather than for their imputed value as coinage. And that is if they really do date from ancient times, about which I have my doubts.<br /><br />If ancient Egypt had coinage then coins with the image of Ramesses the Great would be everywhere from Nubia to Syria to Lebannon!<br /><br />But like you say, I am also speculating.Keith Payne / Shemsu Sesenhttp://emhotep.netnoreply@blogger.com