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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Mesopotamia, Old Akkadian Period, Clay Tablet with Cuneiform Writing
ca. 2350-2150 v. Chr.
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Kingdom of Lydia, Croesus, Light Stater
ca. 550 v. Chr.
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Attica, Athens, Tetradrachm
ca. 460 v. Chr.
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Sicily, Dionysius I, Decadrachm
400-395 v. Chr.
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Alexander's Empire, Alexander III, Tetradrachm
ca. 330 v. Chr.
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Roman Empire, Hadrian, Aureus
128 n. Chr.
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Frankish Empire, Charlemagne, Denarius (Pfennig)
nach 794 n. Chr.
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Holy Roman Empire, Frederick II of Hohenstaufen, 1/2 Augustalis
ca. 1231 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, Archduchy of Austria, County of Tyrol, Sigismund, Guldiner 1486
1486 n. Chr.
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United States of America, 1 Dollar 1884
1884 n. Chr.