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The Electrum Lion: The earliest coins were not made of gold or silver but of electrum, a naturally occurring gold-silver alloy. The electrum lion coins of ancient Lydia, considered the world’s first true coins, are thought to date from about 610–560 bc feature the Lydian kings’ emblem - a roaring lion.