-525 ⟶ Lydian Coinage Development: Single-Sided Coins

First metal coins used by the Lydians of western Anatolia. U...
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👑 Gyges Ascends the Lydian Throne

Gyges becomes king of Lydia.⟶
Gyges Ascends the Lydian Throne (-687)
Ancient greeceMonarchyLydiaIron Age
TurkeyTurkey

👑 Alyattes Ascends to the Lydian Throne

Alyattes becomes king of Lydia.⟶
Alyattes Ascends to the Lydian Throne (-619)
Ancient greeceLydiaKingdomMonarchySuccession
TurkeyTurkey

🪙 Coinage Introduced in Phoenicia and Lydia

Coins in Phoenicia (Modern Lebanon) or Lydia.⟶
Coinage Introduced in Phoenicia and Lydia (-600)
CoinageEconomyTradePhoeniciaLydiaAncient WorldCurrencyFinance
LebanonLebanonTurkeyTurkey

👑 Croesus Ascends to the Lydian Throne

561 BC/560 BC: Croesus becomes King of Lydia.⟶
Croesus Ascends to the Lydian Throne (-561)
MonarchyLydiaIron Age
TurkeyTurkey

⚔️ Persian Conquest of Xanthos

Persians conquer Lycian city of Xanthos, now in southern Turkey (approximate date).⟶
Persian Conquest of Xanthos (-540)
Achaemenid EmpireConquestAncient greeceClassical AntiquityWarfarePersian Wars
TurkeyTurkey

🪙 Lydian Coinage Development: Single-Sided Coins

First metal coins used by the Lydians of western Anatolia. Until c. 525 BC, coins bore an image on one side only.⟶
Lydian Coinage Development: Single-Sided Coins (-525)
Ancient greeceLydiaCoinageEconomyTradeCurrencyMetallurgy
TurkeyTurkey