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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Kingdom of Lydia, Croesus, Light Stater
ca. 550 v. Chr.
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Kingdom of Lydia, Croesus, Heavy Gold Stater
ca. 550 v. Chr.
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Attica, Athens, Tetradrachm
ca. 460 v. Chr.
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Sicily, Dionysius I, Decadrachm
400-395 v. Chr.
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Alexander's Empire, Alexander III, Drachm
ca. 330 v. Chr.
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Kingdom of Macedonia, Alexander III, Stater
ca. 330 v. Chr.
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Alexander's Empire, Alexander III, Tetradrachm
ca. 330 v. Chr.
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Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III in the Name of Philip II, Stater
ca. 324 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.