Hephaestus is the god of gold and is a great blacksmith. His symbol is the hammer.
well back in the day, gold wasnt really recognised as a great feature to the common person so not that important.
Great Zimbabwe
The gold and silver treasure of Persepolis were immense much of this was carried back to Greece
Well, honey, back in ancient times, gold was more common than iron because gold doesn't corrode or tarnish like iron does. Plus, gold is shiny and pretty, making it more desirable for jewelry and decoration. People were willing to go to great lengths to get their hands on gold, while iron was just seen as more of a practical metal for tools and weapons.
The basic unit of currency was known as the drachma. The denominations of coins were based off of the drachma, such as tetradrachmas and dekadrachmas. The standard unit of gold coins is known to numismatists as the stater. Other gold coins such as the half stater and quarter stater are based off of the stater.
The first coins to circulate in Britain date to around 150 BC and were brought from Northern Gaul by the Celts. The coins were made from gold and known as a "Stater". The Celts began minting gold "Stater" and "Quarter Stater" coins around 100 BC and smaller silver and bronze denominations known as a "Unit" and fractional coins in each metal.
Gold Standard
Gold bugs (gold standard) wanted "tight money" meaning less money in circulation. Silverites ( bimetallism) wanted "cheap money" meaning more money in circulation.
inflation
No. The US did not make any gold coins for circulation after 1933. There are no gold nickels.
1932 was the last year gold coins were struck for circulation.
This coin is called an Eagle. It was minted until 1933 when the USA went off the gold standard and gold coins were no longer legal tender in the US. All existing gold coins were to have been withdrawn from circulation.
The first US $20 gold coin that was relaesed into circulation was in 1850. Look at the coin again and post new question.
None. There is no gold in any Australian general circulation coin.
$1. It's brass, not gold, and is an ordinary circulation strike coin.
If you refer to the Australian One and Two Dollar general circulation coins, there is no gold in them, they are made from 92% copper, 6% aluminium, 2% nickel giving them a gold appearance. There are no precious metals in any Australian general circulation coins. Australian non-circulating gold coins which are released annually for investors and collectors, contain 99.99% gold.