Coins were introduced as a means to trade items of daily usage in India and China in 6th century BC. In Europe, the Lydians were the first people to use embossed coins in the Mediterranean area starting from 7th century BC. Coins were very useful in trading. They always had the same size, same weight, and always looked the same size, same weight, and always looked the same. There was no need to weigh them separately because they could be counted. Trading with coins was also done by the ancient Greeks and in the Roman Empire. Alexander the Great was probably the first man to be embossed on a coin.
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