Coinage
c. 640 BC
King Alyattes of Lydia (in modern Turkey) issues the first standardised coinage — electrum stamped with a lion's head. Within a century, every Mediterranean state mints its own.
Part of First · Watch in the documentary
c. 640 BC
King Alyattes of Lydia (in modern Turkey) issues the first standardised coinage — electrum stamped with a lion's head. Within a century, every Mediterranean state mints its own.
Part of First · Watch in the documentary