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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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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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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Roman Republic, Denarius
ca. 211 v. Chr.
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Roman Empire, Vespasian, Aureus
77-78 n. Chr.
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Roman Empire, Hadrian, Aureus
128 n. Chr.
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Roman Empire, Constantine I the Great, Solidus
ca. 307-337 n. Chr.
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Frankish Empire, Charlemagne, Denarius (Pfennig)
nach 794 n. Chr.
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Holy Roman Empire, Frederick II of Hohenstaufen, 1/2 Augustalis
ca. 1231 n. Chr.
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Holy Roman Empire, Frederick II of Hohenstaufen, Grosso of 6 Denarii
ca. 1250 n. Chr.
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Holy Roman Empire, Republic of Florence, Fiorino d'Oro
ca. 1300 n. Chr.
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France, Duchy of Dauphiné, Humbert II, Florin
ca. 1340 n. Chr.
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Holy Roman Empire, Archduchy of Austria, County of Tyrol, Sigismund, Guldiner 1486
1486 n. Chr.
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Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Bohemia, County of Schlick, Stephan, Guldengroschen 1519
1519 n. Chr.
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Kingdom of Spain, Philip II, Real de a ocho (Peso)
ca. 1580 n. Chr.
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Viceroyalty of New Spain, Philip V, Real de a ocho (Peso) 1738
1738 n. Chr.
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Holy Roman Empire, Archduchy of Austria, Maria Theresa, Taler 1751
1751 n. Chr.
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Mozambique, José I of Portugal, Real de a ocho (Peso) 1765 with Mozambican Countermark
1765 n. Chr.
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United States of America, 1 Dollar 1853
1853 n. Chr.
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United States of America, 1 Dollar 1884
1884 n. Chr.
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United Kingdom of Great Britain, Victoria, 5 Pounds 1887
1887 n. Chr.
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United States of America, 20 Dollar 1908
1908 n. Chr.
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Kingdom of Spain, Juan Carlos I, 1 Euro 2001
2001 n. Chr.