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What did the ancient Egyptians use as their currency?


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The Egyptians used non-coin forms of silver and gold currency, such as silver rings and gold pieces shaped like sheep, centuries before minting coins out of the metals.

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silver rings and gold pieces shaped like sheep, centuries before minting coins out of the metals

Explanation: Ancient Egyptian society used different forms of money before using coinage in the first millennium B.C. The Egyptians used non-coin forms of silver and gold currency, such as silver rings and gold pieces shaped like sheep, centuries before minting coins out of the metals

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