The idea was to construct a ‘magic box’, in which a coin can be placed in one of a number of slots, and then be able to remotely be able to determine the slot by means unseen. Obviously ...

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Known as a stater or Croeseid, the coin represents a key turning point ... establishing diplomatic ties and trade relationships with Egypt, Greece and Babylon. This trade was facilitated through ...

Cleopatra was the last of the Egyptian Pharaohs. This bronze coin, from the University of Glasgow's Hunterian Museum, is one of the best surviving examples of the rare portraits of Cleopatra.