Egypt finds hoard of 2,000-year-old coins

Archaeologists unearthed 383 bronze coins dating back to King Ptolemy III who ruled Egypt in the 3rd century B.C. and was an ancestor of the famed Cleopatra, the Egyptian antiquities authority announced Thursday. Egypt - Ptolemy III Euergetes - Cleopatra VII - 3rd century BC - Ancient Egypt

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