The idea of minting coins in silver was initially adopted by the Greek city states of Aegina, Corinth and Athens. This idea then spread rapidly across the Meditteranean. By the end of the 500s BC, most mints had started making coins with designs on both sides.

 This century represents the peak of a period in human history popularly known as Axial Age. This period saw the emergence of five major thought streams springing from five great thinkers in different parts of the world. In the Near East, the first half of this century was dominated by the Neo-Babylonian or Chaldean empire, which had risen to power late in the previous century after successfully rebelling against Assyrian rule. TheKingdom of Judah came to an end in 586 BC when Babylonian forces under Nebuchadnezzar II capturedJerusalem, and removed most of its population to their own lands. Babylonian rule was toppled however in the 540s, by Cyrus, who founded the Persian Empire in its place. The Persian Empire continued to expand and grew into the greatest empire the world had known at the time.

 (Credit; Wikipedia)

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