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This exhibition aims to explore the differences of currency throughout the ages and reveal  how we are able to tell a lot about what mattered to a culture and society by what was printed on their coins. The concept of currency has been around for centuries and is first thought to have begun with the Mesopotamian shekel in Mesopotamian Era. Since then, many more have emerged made from all sorts of substances, including bronze, gold, silver, paper money, plastic cards, and now even crypto currency. Regardless of the time period, the meaning behind each form of currency, whether it's the engraving or the image printed on it, represents the important figures or beliefs of that particular age relative to the location.

The Coin of Ptolemy IV from a Ptolemaic hoard was made in Egypt and came from a hoard of 162 Ptolemaic coins that were found in a jar buried near a large Ptolemaic tomb. Although buried in a tomb, it was not considered a burial offering; instead, it was placed in the tomb to be hidden  but ultimately was never recovered. The coin is decorated with the image of Ptolemy IV, fourth pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt from 221 to 204 BC and son of Ptolemy III. The Ptolemaic dynasty ruled for 275 years from 305-30 BC and was the last dynasty of ancient Egypt.

The Gold stater comes from  Greek culture circa 323/2–315 BCE. This type of coin was minted for more than 40 years at the two principal royal mints in Macedon, Pella and Amphipolis. We can tell by the engraving of Alexander the Great, king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon who spread Greek culture acrossWestern Asia and Egypt, that it was minted shortly after his death.

The Coin was excavated in Iran, Nishapur and was minted in the year A.H. 164 (A.D. 780).  This coin quotes the Qur’an and titles Muhammad as the prophet of God. Muhammad, born c.570, was the founder of Islam and proclaimer of the Qur’an. Many coins of this time included verses from the Qur’an and other religious phrases.

Sources:
1. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/551801?what=Money&amp;ft=Egypt&amp;offset=0&amp;rpp=40&amp;pos=15
2. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247144?what=Money&amp;ft=greece&amp;offset=0&amp;rpp=40&amp;pos=1
3. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/457626?deptids=14&amp;when=A.D.+500-1000&amp;what=Money&amp;ao=on&amp;ft=Islamic&amp;offset=0&amp;rpp=40&amp;pos=1

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Coin of Ptolemy IV from a Ptolemaic hoard

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Coin of Ptolemy IV from a Ptolemaic hoard

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(222-205 B.C)

Bronze

Egyptian, Ptolemaic Period

The MET Museum

Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/551801?what=Money&amp;ft=Egypt&amp;offset=0&amp;rpp=40&amp;pos=15

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Title: Coin of Ptolemy IV from a Ptolemaic hoard

Period: Ptolemaic Period

Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Birabi, MMA excavations, 1915-16

Credit Line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922

Accession Number: 22.3.476

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Coin of Ptolemy IV from a Ptolemaic hoard | Ptolemaic Period | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Title: Coin of Ptolemy IV from a Ptolemaic hoard Period: Ptolemaic Period Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Birabi, MMA excavations, 1915-16 Credit Line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922 Accession Number: 22.3.476

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Artist: N/A

(ca. 323/2–315 BCE)

Gold

Greek, Early Hellenistic

The MET Museum

Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247144?what=Money&amp;ft=greece&amp;offset=0&amp;rpp=40&amp;pos=1

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Le Rider, Georges. 1977. Le Monnayage d'argent et d'or de Philippe II frappé en Macédoine de 359 à 294. no. 225, p. 224, pl. 81, Paris: É. Bourgey.

Picón, Carlos A. 2007. Art of the Classical World in the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Greece, Cyprus, Etruria, Rome no. 199, pp. 172, 441, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Gold stater | Greek | Early Hellenistic | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Le Rider, Georges. 1977. Le Monnayage d'argent et d'or de Philippe II frappé en Macédoine de 359 à 294 . no. 225, p. 224, pl. 81, Paris: É. Bourgey. Picón, Carlos A. 2007. Art of the Classical World in the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Greece, Cyprus, Etruria, Rome no

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(dated A.H. 164/ 780 CE)

Gold

Islamic, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

The MET Museum

Source:https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/457626?deptids=14&amp;when=A.D.+500-1000&amp;what=Money&amp;ao=on&amp;ft=Islamic&amp;offset=0&amp;rpp=40&amp;pos=1

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Inscription: Obverse
Field: لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شریک له
Margin: Verses 33:9/ 9:61
Reverse
Field: محمد / رسول / الله
Margin: بسم الله ضُرب [هذا الدیـ]ـنر سنة اربع و ستین ومئة

Obverse
Field: لا اله الا / الله وحده / لا شریك له
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