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 ...

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

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Photo from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Other artifacts included over 620 pottery pieces with a mix of hieroglyphics, Greek and demotic writings on them, bronze coins, precious ...

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 ...

Cleopatra was the last of the Egyptian Pharaohs. This bronze coin, from the University of Glasgow's Hunterian Museum, is one of the best surviving examples of the rare portraits of Cleopatra.