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Money rules! : the monetary economy of Egypt, from Persians until the beginning of Islam / Thomas Faucher (ed.).

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332.4932 M7424

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Cairo : Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, 2020.

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vi, 456 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, charts ; 29 cm.

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"What makes Egyptian coinage so special? After its late adoption in the 5th century BC, first silver, then gold and then bronze coins, spread over the country as the Ptolemies imposed a closed monetary system. It soon became an everyday life object, used by the poor and the wealthy, though for different purposes. On one side, the production, the iconography and the circulation of coins are precious to understand their status in the society; on the other side, texts give numerous data on its use in the banks, for tax, for loans. This book aims at reuniting this data to offer a broader view of the use of coinage from the Persian Period to the beginning of Islam. Some insights from outside Egypt enable comparison of this data with other places, to rethink the position of coinage in Egypt, and to question what has been described as L'exception égyptienne"--Page 4 of cover.

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Call number: ‪332.4932 ‪M7424
other author: ‪Faucher, Thomas,
other author: ‪Monerie, Julien,
other author: ‪Van Alfen, Peter G.,
other author: ‪Duyrat, Frédérique,
other author: ‪Agut-Labordère, Damien,
other author: ‪Meadows, Andrew,
other author: ‪Olivier, Julien, ‪1983-
other author: ‪Redon, Bérangère,
other author: ‪Picard, Olivier,
other author: ‪Burkhalter, F. ‪(Fabienne),
other author: ‪Gorre, Gilles,
other author: ‪Lorber, Catharine C.,
other author: ‪Fischer-Bovet, Christelle, ‪1977-
other author: ‪Cuénod, Aurélie, ‪1985-
other author: ‪Blouin, Katherine,
other author: ‪Burnett, Andrew ‪(Andrew M.),
other author: ‪Suspène, Arnaud, ‪1973-
other author: ‪Cuvigny, Hélène,
other author: ‪Lach-Urgacz, Katarzyna,
other author: ‪Kruse, Thomas, ‪1961-
other author: ‪Woytek, Bernhard,
other author: ‪Bagnall, Roger S.,
other author: ‪Bransbourg, Gilles,
other author: ‪Bouderbala, Sobhi,
other author: ‪Fenina, Abdelhamid,
Title: ‪Money rules! : ‪the monetary economy of Egypt, from Persians until the beginning of Islam / ‪Thomas Faucher (ed.).
Publisher: ‪Cairo : ‪Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, ‪2020.
Description: ‪vi, 456 pages : ‪illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, charts ; ‪29 cm.
Subject: ‪Money -- ‪Egypt -- ‪History -- ‪To 1500.
Other Subject: ‪Economic history.
Other Subject: ‪Money.
Other Subject: ‪Egypt -- ‪Economic conditions -- ‪332 B.C.-640 A.D.
Other Subject: ‪Egypt -- ‪Economic conditions -- ‪To 332 B.C.
Other Subject: ‪Économie monétaire -- ‪Égypte -- ‪Antiquité -- ‪Actes de congrès.
Other Subject: ‪Monnaie -- ‪Égypte -- ‪Antiquité -- ‪Actes de congrès.
Other Subject: ‪Egypt.
Other Subject: ‪History.
ISBN: ‪9782724707564
Other ISBN: ‪2724707567