“Joseph coins” found in Egypt Museum

From the Jerusalem Post:

Archeologists have discovered ancient Egyptian coins bearing the name and image of the biblical Joseph, Cairo’s Al Ahram newspaper recently reported. Excerpts provided by MEMRI show that the coins were discovered among a multitude of unsorted artifacts stored at the Museum of Egypt….

“A thorough examination revealed that the coins bore the year in which they were minted and their values, or effigies of the pharaohs [who ruled] at the time of their minting. Some of the coins are from the time when Joseph lived in Egypt, and bear his name and portrait,” said the report.



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2 Responses to ““Joseph coins” found in Egypt Museum”

1. Dave Marriott says:

   September 29, 2009 at 2:25 pm

   Sounds familiar!

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2. Dave Marriott says:

   September 29, 2009 at 8:25 pm

   Sounds familiar!

   Reply