Some of the world's first coins were made in ancient Lydia from a natural gold and silver mix.

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Some of the world's first coins were made in ancient Lydia from a natural gold and silver mix.

Yes. Most historians place some of the earliest true coins in Lydia, in western Anatolia, during the seventh century BC. They were struck from electrum, a naturally occurring blend of gold and silver.

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