World of Money - PC/Macintosh (Counterpack filled)


In the 7th century BC the Lydian state created the world's first coinage, made with silver and electrum, a natural gold-silver alloy obtained from the river Pactolus in western Turkey. Soon after, under King Croesus, the art of separating and refining the two metals was perfected and coins of both pure gold and silver were minted.

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In the 7th century BC the Lydian state created the world's first coinage, made with silver and electrum, a natural gold-silver alloy obtained from the river Pactolus in western Turkey. Soon after, under King Croesus, the art of separating and refining the two metals was perfected and coins of both pure gold and silver were minted.

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British Museum Press

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

December 2019

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Counterpack filled

ISBN-13

978-0-7141-0895-7

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9780714108957

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0-7141-0895-2



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