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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, the Croeseid (following on from his father Alyattes who invented minting with electrum coins). Indeed, the invention of coinage had passed into Greek society through Hermodike II.
Early coinage of Western Asia under the Achaemenid Empire. Coin type of Croesus, the Croeseid, minted in Lydia, under the rule of Cyrus the Great to Darius I. Circa 545–520. It only weighs 8.06 g, compared to the standard 10.7 grams of the Croeseid. [6]
Dec 15, 1993 · CROESUS, last king of Lydia (r. ca. 560-546 b.c.e.) and brother-in-law of Astyages. When the Achaemenid Cyrus the Great (559-29 b.c.e.) defeated Astyages in 549 Croesus found a casus belli against the Persians (Herodotus, 1.74-75).
Jul 1, 2010 · Gold coin of Croesus. Contributed by British Museum. Right Left Up Down. One of the earliest coins to be minted, from Lydia in modern Turkey. © Trustees of the British Museum. Image 1 of 4. Hide...
Jan 1, 2014 · This chapter deals with coinage minted during the Achaemenid Persian imperial period that may be regarded as royal: (a) the gold darics and silver sigloi first created in the late sixth century BC as a successor to the royal coinage of Lydia and (b) other issues from...
The earliest coins made of solid gold were known throughout the ancient Greek world as “Croeseids,” after the Lydian king who introduced them. 2 All earlier coins had been made exclusively of the gold-silver alloy known as electrum.
