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King Croesus' gold : excavations at Sardis and the history of gold refining / Andrew Ramage and Paul Craddock ; with contributions by M.R. Cowell, A.E. Geçkinli, D.R. Hook, M.S. Humphrey, K. Hyne, N.D. Meeks, A.P. Middleton and H. Özbal

This study examines the excavation of a sixth-century BC gold refinery at Sardis, Turkey. It provides an archaeological analysis of the techniques used by the Lydian Kingdom to produce the world's first coinage and reconstructs ancient refining processes.

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