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It has been deduced from discoveries of ancient foreign coinage in Egypt that foreign currency was used as bullion rather than as money during the native dynasties. [12] During Ptolemaic rule, Egypt transformed from a widely currency-free society to a largely monetized one by the course of the third century BC.
The historical value of one US dollar in Egyptian currency from 1789 to 2020. Figures prior to 1834, the year the pound was introduced, indicate multiples of 100 piastres This table shows the historical value of US$ 1 in Egyptian currency (piastres prior to 1834, pounds thenceforth):
The gold stater (Egyptian: nfr-nb, "Nefer-nub", meaning "fine gold") was the first coin ever minted in ancient Egypt, around 360 BC during the reign of pharaoh Teos of the 30th Dynasty. Under Teos [ edit ]
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The piastre was based on the Turkish kuruş, introduced while Egypt was part of the Ottoman Empire. As in Turkey, debasement lead to the piastre falling significantly in value. In 1834, the pound, or gineih (Arabic), was introduced as the chief unit of currency, worth 100 piastre. The piastre continues in use to the present day as a subdivision ...
The earliest evidence for deben is from the Early Dynastic Period.It was found at the site of Buto in Nile Delta.The weighing stone was uncovered in an archaeological context from Second Dynasty, in the so-called "labyrinth" building, it bears the inscription of the "friendly is the heart of Horus, director" (of the installation) "Hemsemenib".
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However this link with the revolts has not been clarified. Before the Ptolemaic dynasty introduced standard coinage to Egypt, pre-existing native dynasties made only very limited use of coins. Egyptian gold stater was the first coin ever minted in ancient Egypt around 360 BC during the reign of pharaoh Teos of the 30th Dynasty. But these were ...