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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Africa to Asia, Cowrie Shell Cypraea annulus
ca. 20. Jh. n. Chr.
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Kingdom of Lydia, Croesus, Light Stater
ca. 550 v. Chr.
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Thrace, Tetradrachm
ca. 280-270 v. Chr.
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Byzantine Empire, Anastasius I, Solidus
ca. 510 n. Chr.
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Holy Roman Empire, Patriarchate of Aquileia, Denarius (Pfennig)
ca. 1256 n. Chr.
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Holy Roman Empire, Republic of Florence, Fiorino d'Oro
ca. 1300 n. Chr.
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Holy Roman Empire, Duchy of Hapsburg, Albert II the Wise, Goldgulden
ca. 1340 n. Chr.
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Republic of Venice, Andrea Dandolo, Ducat
ca. 1343-1354 n. Chr.
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Holy Roman Empire, City of Lübeck, Goldgulden
ca. 1350 n. Chr.
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Kingdom of Hungary, Sigismund of Luxemburg, Florint
ca. 1387-1437 n. Chr.
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Republic of Florence, Fiorino d'Argento (Grosso)
ca. 1405 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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Kingdom of Spain, Philip II, Double Escudo
ca. 1590 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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Mozambique, José I of Portugal, Real de a ocho (Peso) 1765 with Mozambican Countermark
1765 n. Chr.
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Chinese Empire, Charles III. of Spain, Real de a ocho (Peso) 1808 with Chinese Countermarks
1808 n. Chr.
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Czechoslovakian Republic, Ducat 1933
1933 n. Chr.