Biblical Joseph-era coins found in Egypt

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Biblical Joseph-era coins found in Egypt
 
Posted by The Friends of Israel at 11:36 AM Friday, September 25, 2009

Coins from the era of the Biblical Joseph have been found in Egypt, according to the Egyptian daily newspaper Al Ahram.

The coins which bear the name and image of Joseph were discovered among a group of artifacts stored at the Museum of Egypt. They had not been sorted or processed.

According to the report, the significance of the find is that archeologists have found scientific evidence countering the claim held by some historians that coins were not used for trade in ancient Egypt, and that this was done through barter instead.

The period in which Joseph was regarded to have lived in Egypt matches the minting of the coins in the cache, researchers said.


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