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Show Lydla Gett the Credit. It Is toLrdla'that we.ov'the In en tion or coinag, In all times and In Jl countrle. the privilege of coining has been allowed tho sovereign. Croeu of Lydla was the first monarch mon-arch to Introduce a bimetallic iji-tem iji-tem of coinage gold and allver In the proportion or about three to four. This was tome time betweerf 660 and M H. C. IJetal wag chosen, doubtless, by reason rea-son of lti durability and In the case of gold and silver, by reaion of their intrinsic value, alive and brims were first used, particularly' In Oreecc. from a lack of sufficient sold. Later, how-evor, how-evor, this definitely was-overcome. The lew .liable n ieU Is to change In Tftlue. the bettor It Is srlted for a atandnrd 'Ths Greeks first Itsuod icnl coin omc time during: tho aeventh century cen-tury H. C. Ily, the fourth century the entire clrlllted world' u.ed mbcey.-. HUentlflo Amfjrlcsa ' HHHjaHHWBBaaBBailHHMC |