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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1273678, member: 19463&quot;][ATTACH]139817.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The lion and bull of Lydia used to be promoted as the earliest but we know now that there were several that beat it including some plain lumps with just a textured surface.&nbsp; The first ones (mid 6th century BC) were electrum (natural gold/silver alloy) but my poor example is later and just silver after they started making them both ways.&nbsp; It still should be 6th century but probably getting closer to the end as is Randy&#039;s Miletos.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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