Sardis Lydia Bronze Unit (200-50 BC) — Birthplace of Coinage
Modest bronze unit from Sardis (ancient Lydian capital, W. Asia Minor) — city where standardized coinage was invented under legendary King Croesus.
Hellenistic Civic Design
• Obverse: Deity head (Apollo/Zeus/Heracles?) — Hellenistic style
• Reverse: Civic symbols — Lydian identity motifs
Technical Specifications
• Material: Bronze alloy (AE)
• Denomination: Small unit
• Period: 2nd-1st century BCE (Hellenistic)
• Mint: Sardis (coinage birthplace)
Birthplace of Money
• King Croesus invented first gold/silver coins (6th cent. BC)
• Separated gold from silver — guaranteed value system
• Revolutionized world commerce
• Later Persian/Greek/Roman control maintained commercial hub status
Collector Masterpiece
Essential bronze from coinage's legendary origin city. Symbol of humanity's greatest economic innovation.
Note: Coins shown are representative examples of grade/type, not actual specimens.
Sardis Lydia Bronze Unit (200-50 BC) — Birthplace of Coinage
Modest bronze unit from Sardis (ancient Lydian capital, W. Asia Minor) — city where standardized coinage was invented under legendary King Croesus.
Hellenistic Civic Design
• Obverse: Deity head (Apollo/Zeus/Heracles?) — Hellenistic style
• Reverse: Civic symbols — Lydian identity motifs
Technical Specifications
• Material: Bronze alloy (AE)
• Denomination: Small unit
• Period: 2nd-1st century BCE (Hellenistic)
• Mint: Sardis (coinage birthplace)
Birthplace of Money
• King Croesus invented first gold/silver coins (6th cent. BC)
• Separated gold from silver — guaranteed value system
• Revolutionized world commerce
• Later Persian/Greek/Roman control maintained commercial hub status
Collector Masterpiece
Essential bronze from coinage's legendary origin city. Symbol of humanity's greatest economic innovation.
Note: Coins shown are representative examples of grade/type, not actual specimens.
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