The Croeseid, anciently Kroiseioi stateres, was a type of coin, either in gold or silver, which was minted in Sardis by the king of Lydia Croesus (561–546 BC) from around 550 BC. Croesus is credited with issuing the first true gold coins with a standardised purity for general circulation,[1] and the world's first bimetallic monetary system.[1]
^ abMetcalf, William E. (2016). The Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Coinage. Oxford University Press. pp. 49–50. ISBN 9780199372188.
Croeseid The Croeseid, anciently Kroiseioi stateres, was a type of coin, either in gold or silver, which was minted in Sardis by the king of Lydia Croesus...
Croeseids Bimetallism, also known as the bimetallic standard, is a monetary standard in which the value of the monetary unit is defined as equivalent...
true gold coins with a standardised purity for general circulation, the Croeseid (following on from his father Alyattes who invented minting with electrum...
dating to the time of the Croeseid, the world's first gold coin, originally minted by King Croesus of Lydia. The Croeseid was later continued to be minted...
production of the Croeseids, since they adopted similar weights and were of the same fabric. He insists that the finds of the Croeseids and the "Archer"...
will lead them. — Isaiah 11:6 One of the first coins to be minted was the croeseid. It depicted the Lydian Lion and Hellenic Bull, representing the peaceful...
circulating metal. These difficulties were eliminated circa 570 BC when the Croeseids, coins of pure gold and silver, were introduced. However, electrum currency...
that was further debased by the Lydians with added silver and copper. Croeseids The largest of these coins are commonly referred to as a 1/3 stater (trite)...
eight gold lightweight Croeseids, a tetradrachm of Abdera, a stater of Aegina and three double-sigloi from Cyprus. The Croeseids were found in very fresh...
Silver Croeseid, minted by King Croesus, circa 560–546 BCE in Lydia. The gold and silver Croeseids formed the world's first bimetallic monetary system...
reason this king is sometimes mentioned as the originator of coinage. Croeseids The successor of Alyattes, king Croesus (r. c. 560–546 BC), became associated...
The Croeseid, one of the earliest known coins. It was minted in the early 6th century BC in Lydia. Coins such as this might have made their way to Athens...
replaced the electrum coins with coins of pure gold and pure silver, called Croeseids. The credit for inventing pure gold and silver coinage is attributed by...
gold Croeseids, issued in Lydia, were the first true gold coins with a standardized purity for general circulation. The gold and silver Croeseids formed...
famed river Pactolus); she was also likely the mother of Croesus (see croeseid symbolism). He standardised the weight of coins (1 stater = 168 grains...
lightweight Croeseids (Sardis mint), a tetradrachm of Abdera, a stater of Aegina. Southeastern deposit: Four gold lightweight Croeseids (Sardis mint)...
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