-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
.
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Ancient greece
Monarchy
Lydia
Iron Age
Turkey
👑 Alyattes Ascends to the Lydian Throne
Alyattes
becomes king of
Lydia
.
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Ancient greece
Lydia
Kingdom
Monarchy
Succession
Turkey
🪙 Coinage Introduced in Phoenicia and Lydia
Coins
in
Phoenicia
(Modern Lebanon) or
Lydia
.
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Coinage
Economy
Trade
Phoenicia
Lydia
Ancient World
Currency
Finance
Lebanon
Turkey
👑 Croesus Ascends to the Lydian Throne
561 BC/560 BC:
Croesus
becomes
King of Lydia
.
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Monarchy
Lydia
Iron Age
Turkey
⚔️ Persian Conquest of Xanthos
Persians
conquer
Lycian
city of
Xanthos
, now in southern
Turkey
(approximate date).
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Achaemenid Empire
Conquest
Ancient greece
Classical Antiquity
Warfare
Persian Wars
Turkey
🪙 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.
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Ancient greece
Lydia
Coinage
Economy
Trade
Currency
Metallurgy
Turkey