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Place · Western Anatolia
Lydia
Where money began.
A kingdom around Sardis, in today's Manisa. It is credited with the first coins, it had a river that carried gold, and Ovid put the best weaver of all here.
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1 Six places, one kingdom
2 From Gyges to the ruins
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3 Strike a Lydian coin
Lydian electrum came out of the river, so its gold content varied. Set the mix, then strike: the front gets its design, the back keeps the marks of the punch.
Colours and proportions are illustrative, not measured from real coins.
4 Stories set in Lydia
5 Visit Lydia today
Check opening hours with the museum or the site before you go.
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6 From the same shores
Makers whose work fits Lydia's stories: metal for the coins, thread for Arachne. Sold only on salata.market.