Lydia King Croesus 561-546 BC Gold 1/12 Stater NGC AU World’s First Gold Coin!

Lydia King Croesus 561-546 BC Gold 1/12 Stater NGC AU World’s First Pure Gold Coin!. KINGS of LYDIA. Croesus (Kroisos). Ca. 561-546 BC. 1/12 Fractional Gold Stater, Light series. Sardes mint. Obv. Confronted foreparts of lion, and charging bull opposite. Rev. Two incuse squares NGC graded AU - About Uncirculated Strike 5/5 Surface 5/5 among finest known available for sale today. World’s First Pure Gold Coin. Croesus of Lydia was one of the most famous kings of antiquity. Although we know few concrete facts about him. Lydia was already the dominant power in Asia Minor before Croesus (often rendered as Kroisos) attained the kingdom’s throne in about 561 BC as the son of Alyattes, who had reigned for the previous half-century. The most important reform attributed to him was the introduction of a bimetallic coinage in gold and silver, first augmenting and then replacing the previous smaller electrum issues. The design chosen by King Croesus, the confronting foreparts of a lion and bul