Anatolian Civilizations and Historical Sites - TEDA

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wholly. Kroisos was a very rich king. Instead of electrum coins, he
commissioned gold and silver coins to be stamped. Kroisos also
introduced the system where the state determined the parity between
gold and silver. His extraordinary wealth affected his neighbors too and
aroused their admiration for him. Kroisos used his profound wealth well
and granted aid to the holy places. Among these places were the
prophecy centers in Miletos and Delphoi. He also provided generous
assistance in the creation of works of art. Around this time, he assisted
for the Temple of Artemis which was under construction in Ephesos.
The epitaphic columns of this temple, which are in the British Museum
today, were built thanks to his aids. The fact that in today’s Turkish, the