Aureus - Wikipedia
The aureus (pl. aurei, 'golden', used as a noun) was a gold coin of ancient Rome originally valued at 25 pure silver denarii (sin. denarius). The aureus was regularly issued from the 1st century BC to the beginning of the 4th century AD, when it was replaced by the solidus.
Gold in Antiquity - World History Encyclopedia
2014年4月4日 · Gold was first used as coinage in the late 8th century BCE in Asia Minor. Irregular in shape and often with only one side stamped, the coins were usually made of electrum. The first pure gold coins with stamped images are credited to king Croesus of Lydia, 561-546 BCE and a contemporary gold refinery has been excavated at the capital, Sardis ...
Five Ancient Gold Coins and the Stories They Tell - CoinWeek
2022年9月21日 · Coins struck in gold, while definitely earthlier and more materialistic than religious or decorative items, also retained a special place in ancient societies.
The Importance of the Lydian Stater as the World's First Coin
2015年3月27日 · The Lydian stater was composed of electrum, a naturally-occurring gold-silver alloy; though the coins are often reported to be struck from this naturally-occurring alloy, they were actually made from a specific and rather consistent mix of approximately 55% gold, 45% silver, and a small balance of copper.
10 Most Important Ancient Coins Ever Minted - TheCollector
Dec 12, 2020 • By Susan Masten, MA Anthropology, BA Biblical Archaeology. Brutus “Eid Mar” Denarius, ca. 42 BC; with Croesus Gold Stater, 550 BC; and Titus Colosseum Sestertius, 81-82 AD. These ten ancient coins are important for many reasons. Some commemorate major historical moments in the history of western civilization.
Top 9 Oldest Gold Coins (In The World) - Gold & Silver Central
What are the oldest gold coins in the world? What was the first coin ever minted? Follow the numismatic journey through the 10 oldest gold coins in history.
Ancient Greek Coins: 15 Classical Coins By City - TheCollector
2020年7月11日 · Classical Greek city-states issued elegant coin types favoring certain symbols, gods, and heroes. These are 15 of the most distinctive ancient Greek coins of the Classical period.
Aureus | Roman Empire, Denarius, Currency | Britannica
Aureus, basic gold monetary unit of ancient Rome and the Roman world. It was first named nummus aureus (“gold money”), or denarius aureus, and was equal to 25 silver denarii; a denarius equaled 10 bronze asses. (In 89 bc, the sestertius, equal to one-quarter of a denarius, replaced the bronze ass.
NGC Ancients: Gold Coinage of Ptolemaic Egypt | NGC
2014年5月19日 · The first gold coins of Egypt were struck by two of the last Pharaohs. One of these issues, which was modeled after the familiar types of Athens, is known by a single piece in the British Museum. A larger and more familiar gold coinage was struck under Nectanebo II (360-343 BC), the last of the native pharaohs.
Ancient Gold Coins - The First Gold Coinage & The Stag of Artemis
2022年4月11日 · The First Circulating Coinage. Little is known about this mysterious archaic electrum coinage – the first ancient gold coins. It was minted in Ionia, somewhere in central-western Anatolia on the...
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