Gold and silver coins of Croesus
Pure gold and silver replace electrum — the first coin standard
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King Croesus of Lydia began striking coins of pure gold and silver at Sardis instead of earlier electrum pieces. They are regarded as the world's first standardised gold and silver coinage.
Wikipedia (English) · 6th century BC
Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)
Asia
- c. 563 BC Birth of the Buddha — 13 years earlier
- 551 BC Birth of Confucius — 1 year earlier
Alive at the time
- Cyrus the Great (aged 50)
- Pythagoras (aged 20)
- Gautama Buddha (aged 13)
- Confucius (aged 1)
- Thales of Miletus (aged 74)
- Mahavira (aged 49)
- Darius the Great (aged 0)