Known as a stater or Croeseid, the coin represents a key turning point in the history of financial systems: the invention of the gold standard. Croesus ruled over the kingdom of Lydia, the western ...

I have here some of the original gold coins that made Croesus so rich. They come in all different sizes, from about the shape of a modern one penny piece right down to something the size of a lentil.

Libby Purves meets actor Brian Cox and singer June Tabor. Coming up at: 21:58 Weather View full schedule Gold coin of Croesus, King of Lydia (made around 550 BC) minted in Turkey "Get Rich Quick!" ...

but because the ratio of gold to silver in electrum varies, the value of the coins was unpredictable. Croesus decided to change the variable electrum coins into two separate denominations to ...