Pheidon. King of Argos, 7th century. He made a standardization of weights and measures with the obol. Engraving in The History of the Nations, 19th century.

19TH CENTURY • 19TH • 7TH BCE • 7TH CENTURY B. C. • 8TH BCE • 8TH CENTURY B. C. • 8TH CENTURY BC • ANCIENT AGE • ANCIENT GREECE • ANCIENT GREEKS • ANCIENT WORLD • ANTIGUEDAD • ANTIQUITIES • ANTIQUITY • ARCHAIC AGE • ARGOLIS • ARGOS • ARGUS • BROACH • BROOCH • CLASSIC • CLIP • COIN • COINS • CONTEMPORARY AGE • CREATION • CURRENCY • DESPOT • DUMB-BELLS • DUMBBELLS • ECONOMY • ENGRAVED • ENGRAVING (ARTWORK) • ENGRAVING • ENGRAVING. • ENGRAVINGS • ETCHING • FIBULA • FOREGOING • FORMER • GET IN • GRECO • GREECE • GREEK • GREEKS • GROUP • HELENICO • HELENISTICO • HELLENIC • HELLENISTIC • HERACLEIDAE • HERACLIDS • HISTORIA DE LAS NACIONES • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORY OF CREATION • HISTORY OF THE NATIONS • HISTORY • IMPORT • INSERT • INSERTION • INTRODUCE • INTRODUCER • INTRODUCTION • IRON (METAL) • IRON • KING • LEGENDARY • MALES • MAN MEN • MAN • MEASURE • MEASURES • MEN • MONARCH • MONEY • MYTHS ABOUT CREATION • OBOL • PESO • PHEIDON • PORTRAIT • POTRAIT • PRECEDENT • PRECEDING • PRINT • RULER • SEATED • SHOP • SITTING • SLIP I • STANDARDIZATION • TABLE • TYRANNY • TYRANT • UNIT • UNITY • WEIGH • WEIGHT • WEIGHTS