Known as a stater or Croeseid, the coin represents a key turning point in the history of financial systems: the invention of ...

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.

5/5 Neil MacGregor's retelling of history through objects - gold coins of Croesus ...