Under Alyattes II, this kingdom's war with the (*) Medes was called off due to a solar eclipse.
One account of a ruler of this kingdom claims that he took power after assassinating King Candaules after falling in love with Candaules' to-be wife Tudo. The capital of this kingdom supposedly lay on a stream with golden sand and was one of the earliest places to separate the components of electrum. One ruler of this kingdom chose to patronize the Oracle of Delphi because it correctly predicted that he was eating lamb and turtle 100 days after he dispatched his envoys to visit it. This kingdom's first king of the Atyad Dynasty, Manes, is the origin for one of this kingdom's alternate names, Maeonia. Under Alyattes II, this kingdom's war with the (*) Medes was called off due to a solar eclipse. This kingdom produced the world's first known coins. For 10 points, what was this wealthy Anatolian kingdom ruled from Sardis by Croesus?
One account of a ruler of this kingdom claims that he took power after assassinating King Candaules after falling in love with Candaules' to-be wife Tudo.
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