The Greeks quickly adopt from Lydia the…

657 BCE to 646 BCE

The Greeks quickly adopt from Lydia the concept of coinage.

Measured quantities of gold, silver, or copper, melted and cast into regular shapes, are then stamped with marks representing their value and the name or image of the ruler or state as a guarantee of value.

The Argive recovery that Pheidon had instigated does not endure for long against the alliance of …

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