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Croesus

from Latinized form of Greek Kroisos, 6c. B.C.E. king of Lydia in Asia Minor, famously wealthy; hence, from late 14c., "rich man" or in other allusions to riches.

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Definitions of Croesus from WordNet

Croesus (n.)
last king of Lydia (died in 546 BC);
Croesus (n.)
a very wealthy man;
From wordnet.princeton.edu