Author Description

L&B library books focuses on the first coins in world history, including the lion-headed Lydian trites and the famous Croeseid staters with opposing lion and bull protomes. In a study that revolves around the metrology of Lydian coins, the author strives to determine the precise ratios of history's earliest electrum, gold, and silver coin issues. This includes an attempt to calculate the nominal weights of such coins in the measurement units of the traditional weight systems of their respective periods. This approach required using information from an extensive range of heterogeneous disciplines, which makes this book attractive for a wide range of readers interested in the history of coinage.