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3 Lydian silver stater of King Croesus, ca. 550 B.C. The lion and the bull were symbols of the Lydian royal house and appear on seals as well. Croesus is credited with having created the first bi-metallic coinage—he produced coins in gold and silver, as opposed to electrum (a naturally occuring alloy of gold and silver), which had been used in the earliest coins.
