Egyptian gold stater

Gold stater of Nectanebo II: reverse with hieroglyphs nfr-nb

The gold stater (Egyptian: nfr-nb, "Nefer-nub", meaning "fine gold") was the first coin ever minted in ancient Egypt, around 360 BCE during the reign of pharaoh Teos of the 30th Dynasty.

Under Teos

Teos introduced the gold stater in order to pay salaries of Greek mercenaries who were at his service.

Under Nectanebo II

Teos' successor Nectanebo II kept this practice, though coining his personal gold staters.

Sources

  1. Schulz, Seidel, 1998. Egypt: The World of the Pharaohs, Editors, Regine Schulz, Matthias Seidel, Konemann Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Cologne, English translation version. p. 370. (obverse, reverse) (hardcover, ISBN 3-89508-913-3)

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