Croesus (king of Lydia, 560-546 BCE)
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Croesus (Ancient Greek: Κροῖσος, Kroisos; 595 BC – date of death unknown) was the king of Lydia who, according to Herodotus, reigned for 14 years: from 560 BC until his defeat by the Persian king Cyrus the Great in 546 BC
Die Studies
| Item | Image | MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made. | WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) |
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| S 1710 - Sardis (Croesus), gold, staters (560-546 BCE) | 
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Gold | 996,363 kg |
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Croesus of Lydia 
| TypeType of authority. ᵖ | Person |
| Nomisma IDNomisma ID | http://nomisma.org/id/croesus_lydia |
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Literature
- Nimchuk 2000 (1 mentions)
- Sear II (1 mentions)
