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Croesus stater: The 2,500-year-old coin that introduced the gold standard
In the middle of the sixth century B.C., King Croesus of Lydia minted the world's first gold coin. Known as a stater or ...
The Mirror1 个月
Rare British coin with surprising animal sold for £204,000 - have you got it at home?
Despite its beauty, it's thought that no more than a few hundred 'Una and the Lion' coins were struck at the time. This is one reason why they are exceptionally valuable, with such a coin ...
Bitcoin falls under $91K — Bitfinex says it’s at a ‘critical juncture’
Bitcoin has fallen under $91,000 as Bitfinex analysts note the cryptocurrency’s price has stalled, mirroring traditional ...
Crypto lost to exploits, scams, hits $1.5B in February with Bybit hack: CertiK
North Korea’s $1.4 billion attack on Bybit saw crypto lost to hacks, scams and exploits rise to over $1.52 billion in ...
Liverpool Echo1 个月
'One of the most beautiful' coins in the world fetched £204,000 - do you have it?
The gold five-pound coin was minted in 1839 ... Her Majesty depicting the character of 'Princess Una' guiding a maned lion. Such an unusual image is actually rooted in a 1590 poem called 'The ...
Evening Chronicle29 天
One of UK's 'most beautiful coins' could be in your home and it's worth £200,000
He also did the Una and the Lion design that makes the coin so famous, with a history that goes even further back. The design on the coin is based on Edmund Spenser's 16th century poem The Faerie ...