Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 8225438, member: 110226&quot;]I know that studies have been done on the silver from Laurium, Greece.&nbsp; There is a very lengthy, technical research article online.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440319301542" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440319301542" rel="nofollow">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440319301542</a></p><p><br /></p><p>In the case of the owls produced in Egypt at the close of the 5th century and the beginning of the 4th century BC, analysis of the silver used to make these coins indicate that Laurium was the source, possibly as silver exported to Egypt from Athens or another Greek source.&nbsp; Some scholars think the initial dies also came from Athens, and copied over the subsequent decades.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in