Lead Currencies
Lead Currencies are currencies with a dominant influence on other currency systems. They are a great way to learn about the history in general and of money in specific. The MoneyMuseum put together a booklet by selecting five lead currencies of antiquity, middle ages and modern times. These coins tell their stories in an entertaining way.
Our publications for Lead Currencies to download:
When Coins Laugh and Quarrel with One Another
Count of published coins: 2095
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Mesopotamia, Old Akkadian Period, Clay Tablet with Cuneiform Writing
ca. 2350-2150 v. Chr.
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Africa to Asia, Cowrie Shell Cypraea annulus
ca. 20. Jh. n. Chr.
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Kingdom of Lydia, Croesus, Heavy Gold Stater
ca. 550 v. Chr.
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Kingdom of Lydia, Croesus, Light Stater
ca. 550 v. Chr.
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Persian Empire, Achaemenids, Darius I, Daric
ca. 522-486 v. Chr.
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Alexander's Empire, Alexander III, Drachm
ca. 330 v. Chr.
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Alexander's Empire, Alexander III, Tetradrachm
ca. 330 v. Chr.
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Phyrgia, Abydos, Stater in the Name of Philip II
ca. 320 v. Chr.
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Seleucid Empire, Seleucos I Nicator, Tetradrachm
ca. 280 v. Chr.
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Chinese Empire, Qin Shi Huang, Ban Liang (1/2 Liang)
ca. 220 v. Chr.
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Roman Empire, Diocletian, Aureus
ca. 300 n. Chr.
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Byzantine Empire, Anastasius I, Solidus
ca. 510 n. Chr.
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Byzantine Empire, Phocas, Semissis
ca. 602-610
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Umayyad Empire, Abd al-Malik, Dirham
ca. 700 n. Chr.
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Umayyad Dynasty, Abd al-Malik, Dinar 83 AH
702 n. Chr.
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Chinese Empire, Qing Dynasty, Xianfeng, 1000 Ch'ien
ca. 1851 n. Chr.