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1.To limit trade within a region under some authority/sovereignty.
2.For easier store/transport of value for goods/services etc
3.To replace the barter system by a unit value as medium of exchange,as measure of unit value,as the standard for deferred payment,as a store value,as liquidity without loss in value.
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When were coins invented?
The earliest coins have been found in a tomb in China which dates to 900BCE, so they were invented before then.
What did Sparta invent?
I think they invented coins for trade, and they also invented a political system.
Who invented the first gold coins?
King Croesus of Lydia is mainly the individual associated with inventing and producing some of the earliest gold coins. Croesus invented gold coins around the 6th century BC.
What did the Lydians invent that we use today?
Lydians have invented coins, in which we still use today. In fact, they were the first to mint(make) coins.
When did Greeks make their own coins?
Coins were invented in Lydia - Ionia possibly in the area of Ephesus circa 650 BCE. They were made by a mix of metals [gold, silver and copper].
When were coins invented?
The earliest coins have been found in a tomb in China which dates to 900BCE, so they were invented before then.
What did Sparta invent?
I think they invented coins for trade, and they also invented a political system.
Who invented the first gold coins?
King Croesus of Lydia is mainly the individual associated with inventing and producing some of the earliest gold coins. Croesus invented gold coins around the 6th century BC.
What was used before coins were invented?
Sugar Lumps
When were dollars invented?
inventions , coins and paper money
Who were the people of western Asia who invented the first coins?
Lydians
What did Lydians invent that we use today?
Lydians have invented coins, in which we still use today. In fact, they were the first to mint(make) coins.
What did the Lydians invent that we use today?
Lydians have invented coins, in which we still use today. In fact, they were the first to mint(make) coins.
What year was Australian money invented?
The first exclusively Australian coins were issued for circulation in 1910. Any coins circulated in Australia prior to 1910 were British coins. Occasionally there were coins from other countries suitably restruck for circulation in Australia.
When were coins invented in the u.s?
Coins have been used in North America ever since European explorers first settled the continent. If the question is supposed to be about when the US started making its own coins, then the answer is 1793.
Who invented the pound sterling?
Nobody invented it. The traditional English coins were originally based on those current in the Dark Ages in western Europe.
Who invented the US penny?
Coins are not "invented", they're designed. The first circulating cents were designed by the US Mint's Chief Coiner Henry Voight.
