Around 560 BC, pure gold coins were issued by King Croesus of Ancient Lydia, a kingdom located in what is now western Turkey. Known as gold Croeseid, these were minted alongside silver ...

The Ionian League, was a confederation of twelve Ionian Greek city-states located along the coast of Asia Minor.

Where it is from: The kingdom of Lydia (modern western Turkey) When it was made: Circa 560 to 547 B.C. Related: Ancient Egyptian 'granary with scribes' diorama: A miniature workplace found buried ...

Soon after Croesus invented modern coinage, the idea was adopted throughout the ancient world. Although Croesus lost the kingdom of Lydia to Persia during the Siege of Sardis in 546 B.C., his name ...