it is a coin:).
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Most showed a Lion on the obverse of the coins, but the best thing to do is just type in "lydian coin pictures" in the search box on your home page. This will bring up images of these ancient coins.
If I understand the question, the first known king to issue a gold coin was King Alyattes in Sardis, Lydia, Asia Minor, in 610 to 600 BC. in whats known as Turkey today. The coin is a" Lydian Trite" that is made from a natural mix of gold and silver called electrum.
Foot, donkey, horse, cart, boat
540 or 560 B.C.
By first allying Persia with Media, and then using this combined power to take over the Babylonian and Lydian Empires.