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Author Topic: Gold Content of some northern Lion Head Electrum coins.  (Read 624 times)

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Gold Content of some northern Lion Head Electrum coins.
« on: October 28, 2021, 09:05:04 pm »
Gitler et al list five lion head types on the Phocaean weight standard (Group 13). Two of these (57 & 58) are from a type group that includes hektes and the other three (59-61) from a second group of smaller types.

Examples of these types can be found here (under Northern Mint D):

https://www.glebecoins.org/electrum/Early_Electrum/Northern_Ionian_Types/northern_ionian_types.html

The interesting point is that the first group features gold content figures of 61 & 63%, while the second group shows a significantly higher range of 68-70%, confirming perhaps that they are somewhat earlier issues.

In all cases the low Cu figures suggest that little or no copper has been added to the alloy.

Ross G.

 

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