Published June 1, 2020 | Version v1
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"(Old) Ptolemaic" and "New" Coins in 3rd-Century AD Egypt. A Reassessment of the Papyrological and Numismatic Evidence

  • 1. Austrian Academy of Sciences

Description

The paper provides an new treatment of the enigmatic use of the term “old Ptolemaic coinage” (παλαιὸν Πτολεμαϊκὸν νόμισμα) in
some papyrus documents mentioning monetary transactions from 3rd-c. AD Roman Egypt.

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Kruse and Woytek, (Old) Ptolemaic and new coins.pdf

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