Tuesday, December 11, 2018

The Ptolemaic coins, Part 3

NUMISMATICS: CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series: The Ptolemies, Part III.

So many guys named Ptolemy! But the name everyone is interested in from this dynasty, in this period, is Cleopatra VII, the Cleopatra. More on her here. Supposedly, she knew Hebrew and Aramaic.

As far as I know, no one from the Ptolemaic dynasty mentioned in this article appears in the Bible.

This series comes to an end with this installment. Part 1 was noted here and Part 2 here.

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