Lydia

リディア ／ lydia　—　People & places

A kingdom of Asia Minor, held to be where the earliest coins were made.

Electrum triteBC 610–560 Aegina Sea Turtle StaterCirca 600–500 BC

⚠ The phrase "the world's first currency" must be used with caution. The answer changes depending on what one defines as currency. What was created here were "stamped pieces of metal whose weight and fineness were guaranteed by the state."