He set up workshops in Sardis, the capital of Lydia, to refine gold and silver from electrum. These first coins were about the size of a dime and were standardized at 10.7 grams (about one-third ...

It features coins from more than 100 territories around the globe, ranging in age from ancient times to the ... Made up of 348.5 grams of fine gold, it is one of the largest denominations of ...