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Answer Wiki. , Communication Engineer. 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.
Historical ingots. 1  Ancient copper ingot from Zakros, Crete. The ingot is shaped in the form of an animal skin, a typical shape of copper ingots from these times. 2  Molds for Chinese sycee, a form of silver and gold ingots used as currency under the empire. 3  Lead ingots from Roman Britain on display at the Wells and Mendip Museum.