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Repro Ancient Coin Lydia The First Coin Of The World King Alyattes

Repro Ancient Coin Lydia The First Coin Of The World King Alyattes Coins: Ancient photo   Category : Coins: Ancient > Other Ancient Coins
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Numismatic data and valuation estimates provided by bessnebess (Jul 25, 2016)
        
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Category : Coins: Ancient > Other Ancient CoinsId number: 160627
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In diameter14mm
OBVHead of lion to right, mouth open, mane bristling, and radiate globule above eye
Hand engraved, minted
gold plated fine silver / 11x14 mm / 3.5 g
Lydian kingdom, king Alyattes (ca. 610-561 BC)
Electrum third-stater or trite (original weight ca. 4.7 grams)
The first coins were made of electrum, an alloy of gold and silver that occurs naturally but that was further debased by the Lydians with added silver and copper
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