It was the ancient Greek historian, Herodotus, who told us the…

Question Answered step-by-step It was the ancient Greek historian, Herodotus, who told us the… It was the ancient Greek historian, Herodotus, who told us the story about the invention of coins in Lydia (in what is modern day Turkey). But Herodotus was clearly so surprised and impressed with this new idea that he didn’t talk about a lot of the questions we might ask ourselves about this new invention.For one thing, I don’t remember him telling us what the purchasing power of the “Lydian lion:” coins might have been.1. Were they very valuable (let’s say like a $100 or $1,000 bill might be today? Or were they low value like a loonie or toonie?2. Did the Lydians have more than one kind of coin?[as always, we are interested in facts that we can verify]Here is an image of the Lydian Lion from the British Museum: https://www.bmimages.com/preview.asp?image=00031772001 Social Science Sociology ECON 206 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)