Where did this money come from?
Libyan dinar
A history told through its predecessors and the currencies that followed.
9 ancestors0 descendantsEstablished connections in this atlas
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DocumentedQualified
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PredecessorAD 274–AD 375
Roman as–denarius–sestertius accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessorAD 400–AD 700
Roman solidus–nomisma accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessor1138–1141
Frankish denier–livre reckoningQualified · Intervening stages openLater contribution1826–1842
Genoese liraDocumented · Later contributionPredecessor1952
Egyptian poundDocumentedPredecessor1816–1826
Old Piedmont lira —20-soldi account unitDocumentedPredecessor1943
Italian liraDocumentedPredecessor1952
Algerian francDocumentedPredecessor1952
Tripolitanian Military Authority liraDocumentedThis currencyLYD
Libyan dinarDates, conversion terms and evidence 9 connections
Egyptian pound Libyan dinar
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Tripolitanian Military Authority lira Libyan dinar
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Algerian franc Libyan dinar
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Italian lira Tripolitanian Military Authority lira
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Old Piedmont lira —20-soldi account unit Italian lira
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Genoese lira Italian lira
1826–1842DocumentedLater contribution or absorption
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Roman solidus–nomisma accounting Frankish denier–livre reckoning
Evidence period: AD 400–AD 700QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Roman as–denarius–sestertius accounting Roman solidus–nomisma accounting
Evidence period: AD 274–AD 375QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Frankish denier–livre reckoning Genoese lira
Evidence period: 1138–1141QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗No successor is established here. This does not imply extinction.