🧐 Quiz of the day: Do you know which civilization was the first to use metal coins? 🔍
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Currency has played a vital role in the development of civilizations, but which civilization was the first to mint metal coins?
🎉 Answer to the Quiz 🎉
The correct answer is... The Lydians !
The first metal coins were minted by the Lydian civilization in the 7th century BC in Anatolia (present-day Turkey). These early coins were made of a natural alloy of gold and silver called electrum . They served as a standardized medium of exchange and marked the beginning of the use of currency as we know it today.
💡 Did you know? King Croesus, one of the most famous rulers of Lydia, is often associated with this revolutionary monetary advance!
📚 Sources :
- The Invention of the First Coinage in Ancient Lydia, worldhistory.org
- “Coins: The Currency of Civilizations” by John FL Ross
📸 Illustration:
Electrum coin depicting an uncertain king of Lydia, early 6th century BC.
Obverse: Head of a roaring lion with several sun rays on the forehead.
Reverse: Double hollow imprint.
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.fr / Classical Numismatic Group, Inc
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