Around 600 B.C King Alyattes minted what would become the first official currency ever recorded.
Each coin was made from electrum alloy which is a mixture of silver and gold.
A very fun thing that we never managed to understand is, why lions were sculpted or depicted with two possible faces:
520
2.25K reads
CURATED FROM
IDEAS CURATED BY
“I like to challenge myself and give myself a timeline. It pushes me to be more creative and actually do these things, not just dream about them.”
The idea is part of this collection:
Learn more about crypto with this collection
Understanding the basics of cryptocurrency
How to store cryptocurrency securely
Risks and benefits of investing in cryptocurrency
Related collections
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Personalized microlearning
—
100+ Learning Journeys
—
Access to 200,000+ ideas
—
Access to the mobile app
—
Unlimited idea saving
—
—
Unlimited history
—
—
Unlimited listening to ideas
—
—
Downloading & offline access
—
—
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates