Here is a selection of attractive & historical Egyptian money checks.

The word 'checks' is closely related to the game of Chess ( as is the Persian
word for the ruler, 'Shah' ). Check was the warning given to the King in the
game of chess, when putting him into danger. The Persian word, after passing
thru Arabic, old Spanish, and old French came into middle English as 'chek'.
Through a complex development having to do with senses that evolved from
the notion of checking the king, check came to mean something used to
ensure accuracy or authenticity. One such means was a counterfoil
( or the check stub, as we know it today ), for example, retained by the issuer
as documentation of a transaction. Check first meant "counterfoil"
and then came to mean anything, such as a bill or bank draft,
with a counterfoil oreventually even without one.

Offered here is a selection of older checks ( with rubber stamps, revenues,
notations etc.- in used condition ) all from Alexandria featuring one of the
most famous sites of antiquity; Pompey's Pillar. . Built on the location of the
fortress of Rakotis, this classical monument, standing 100 feet high is made
of red granite and was dedicated to Emperor Diocletian in 297 AD.