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Money in Ptolemaic Egypt: From the Macedonian Conquest to the End of the Third Century BC Hardcover - 2007 - 1st Edition

by Sitta Von Reden


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This book explores the impact of Alexander the Great's introduction of coined money on the economy and society of Egypt and its political implications for the formation of the Ptolemaic state. It argues that the introduction of coinage happened slowly, spreading gradually from Alexandria into the chora. Under Ptolemy II, however, Egypt was aggressively monetised. Using both numismatic and papyrological evidence, the workings of a rural monetary economy are reconstructed where coinage was in high demand, but in short supply. It is argued that by the middle of the third century BC Egypt was much more thoroughly monetised than is usually assumed, but that the degree of monetisation was sustained only by an extensive credit economy as well as ad hoc commutation of monetary payments into kind. Contextualising the complexities of credit and banking in rural Egypt, the book offers a fresh picture of their function in the ancient economy.

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  • Title Money in Ptolemaic Egypt: From the Macedonian Conquest to the End of the Third Century BC
  • Author Sitta Von Reden
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 378
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press
  • Date 2007-12-06
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780521852647 / 0521852641
  • Weight 2.26 lbs (1.03 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.19 x 6.23 x 1.12 in (23.34 x 15.82 x 2.84 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
    • Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
    • Cultural Region: North Africa
  • Library of Congress subjects Ptolemaic dynasty, Egypt - Economic conditions - 332 B.C.-640
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008295810
  • Dewey Decimal Code 332.493
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