Croeseid
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The Croeseid, anciently Kroiseioi stateres, was a type of coin, either in gold or silver, which was minted in Sardis by the king of Lydia Croesus from around 550 BC. Croesus is credited with issuing the first true gold coins with a standardised purity for general circulation, and the world's first bimetallic monetary system.
Gold Croeseid, circa 561-546 BC. Heavy series: 10.76 grams, Sardes mint.
Gold Croeseid, circa 550 BC. Light series: 8.07 grams, Sardes mint.
Coin of Alyattes in electrum, 620-563 BC. Legend Walwel ("Alyattes") in Lydian script.
Gold Croeseid, minted by King Croesus c. 561-546 BC. (10.7 grams, Sardis mint).
Lydia
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Lydia was an Iron Age kingdom situated in the west of Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey. The ethnic group inhabiting this kingdom are known as the Lydians, and their language as Lydian and their capital was Sardis.
Portrait of Croesus, last King of Lydia, Attic red-figure amphora, painted ca. 500–490 BC.
The temple of Artemis in Sardis, capital of Lydia
Tripolis on the Meander is an ancient Lydian city in Turkey.
Büyük Menderes River also known as Maeander is a river in Lydia.