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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 1117871, member: 68&quot;]Coins didn&#039;t just spring into existence in Lydia but evolved.</p><p><br /></p><p>Indeed, the concept of writing circa 3100 BC probably evolved from the tokens used by Sumerian farmers trading farm assets.&nbsp; These tokens came to represent specific assets and then the concept that they could re[present sounds arose.&nbsp; This led directly to an alphabet which sprang from the symbols on these tokens and soon to writing.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As time went by barter became increasingly difficult due to the increasing varieties and amounts of goods to be traded.&nbsp; This led to the idea of an intermediary commodity which was more easily transported and exchanged.&nbsp; This was naturally gold since it was recognized of value and was traded so extensively its value was about the same everywhere.&nbsp; Gold was weighed and traded for goods and these goods could be traded for about the same amount of gold anywhere.&nbsp; Soon it was seen that gold was a sort of universal barter commodity so standard weights were made by merchants for exchange.&nbsp; It was a very small step from this to coins being issued by kingdoms and then later silver and bronze being added as &quot;small change&quot;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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