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Everything he Touched Turned to Gold: The Myth and Reality of King Midas (Read the article on one page) Almost everyone has heard the story of King Midas, the legendary king who turned everything he touched to gold.
The Persian Empire (546-334 B.C.) owned much of the worlds gold at the time and struck large quantities of gold coins called darics. Few of them, however, survive today. Carthage, a powerful city and state in North Africa, also was a major player in gold coinage at the time.