Pactolus
Sign in to save300px|thumb|Pactolus river The Pactolus (), also called Chrysorrhoas (Χρυσορρόας), the modern Sart Çayı or "", is a river near the Aegean coast of Turkey. The river rises from Mount Tmolus, flows through the ruins of the ancient city of Sardis, and empties into the Gediz River, the ancient Hermus.
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300px|thumb|Pactolus river The Pactolus (), also called Chrysorrhoas (Χρυσορρόας), the modern Sart Çayı or "", is a river near the Aegean coast of Turkey. The river rises from Mount Tmolus, flows through the ruins of the ancient city of Sardis, and empties into the Gediz River, the ancient Hermus.
The Pactolus once contained electrum, which was the basis of the economy of the ancient state of Lydia, where the naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver was used to mint the first coins under Alyattes of Lydia.