How and when electrum was first used as coinage
May 13, 2021
Some 600 years before Christ was born mankind started using electrum as a form of payment. This was in exchange for good and services. Ancient man found electrum in riverbeds. They were in nugget form, but it wasn't long before the very Read More →
Ancient Electrum Coinage of Cyzicus
January 11, 2021
The first coins ever made were of a substance called electrum. Ancient Electrum Coinage of Cyzicus could be found occurring naturally along riversides in ancient times. Importantly, electrum contained gold and silver, with t...