LOOSE CHANGE: NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Coins of the Ptolemies, Part II

One of the most attractive Ptolemaic silver coins is Ptolemy IV’s tetradrachm bearing the images of Serapis and Isis. Struck at Alexandria and a number of mints in Palestine and Syria, the issue celebrates Ptolemy’s victory over the Seleucid empire at the Battle of Raphia (near Gaza on June 22, 217 BCE). Serapis was a composite Greco-Egyptian god, invented by Ptolemy I as the patron deity of Alexandria. Isis, an ancient and beloved Egyptian goddess of motherhood, magic, and wisdom, is shown as the wife of Serapis

To read the complete article, see:
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series: The Ptolemies, Part II (https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/coinweek-ancient-coin-series-the-ptolemies-part-ii/)

Stories Behind the Portraits on Our Money

The portrait for the nickel took an incredibly long time to complete, mostly because Jefferson couldn’t settle on the right way to do his hair. For years, he said that the decision to go with a ponytail was one of his greatest regrets. And, on his deathbed, he admitted that he should have gone with “something looser, to represent America’s freedoms through the soft, natural waves of my hair.”

To read the complete article, see:
The Stories Behind the Portraits on Our Money (https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/the-stories-behind-the-portraits-on-our-money)

Oklahoma State Quarter Hidden Image

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Oklahoma's State Quarter Has An Inspiring Hidden Image If You Just Rotate It (http://digg.com/2018/oklahoma-quarter-bird-man)

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