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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;acanthite, post: 453643, member: 6647&quot;]Thanks for the trivia, Clinker, I enjoyed it.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Electrum has a range of Au-Ag ratios, generally stated as &gt;20% silver.&nbsp; The following article discusses the electrum issues of Asia Minor:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.limunltd.com/numismatica/articles/electrum-coins.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.limunltd.com/numismatica/articles/electrum-coins.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.limunltd.com/numismatica/articles/electrum-coins.html</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The relevant passage regarding Au-Ag ratios:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>The electrum was 55.5% gold in archaic Phokaia (600-522). In the early classical period (521-478), it fell to about 46% in Phokaia and about 43% in Mytilene. From 477 to 326, it remained at about 40% to 41% in both towns. Note that these are statistical ranges. Overall, these coins are very consistent.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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