Question

how were the coins used in the first century BC

Answer 1

Especially the Indo-Greek kingdoms minted (often bilingual) coins in the 2nd century BCE. ... The first coins were made of electrum, an alloy of silver and gold. It appears that many early Lydian coins were minted by merchants as tokens to be used in trade transactions

Answer 2

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According to the Greek historian Herodotus, writing in the fifth century BC, the Lydians were the first people to have used gold and silver coinage. He was almost correct. ... These coins were first produced in the seventh century BC and had a design on one side only; the other was marked with simple punches.

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