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Made of a gold-silver alloy called electrum, one coin was exactly like another—unlike, say, cattle.
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IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2012
By the stone’s account, the reign of King Sahure around 2450 BCE saw a very profitable expedition to Punt: around 80,000 measures of myrrh, 6,000 measures of electrum, and equally as much timber and slaves.
—Miriam Fauzia, Ars Technica, 11 Nov. 2023
Punt had it all—fragrant myrrh and frankincense, precious electrum (a mixed alloy of gold and silver) and malachite, and coveted leopard skins, among other exotic luxury goods.
—Miriam Fauzia, Ars Technica, 11 Nov. 2023
The Lydians already had been extracting a mixture of metals called electrum from the Pactolus River for use in coins.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2022
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IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2012
By the stone’s account, the reign of King Sahure around 2450 BCE saw a very profitable expedition to Punt: around 80,000 measures of myrrh, 6,000 measures of electrum, and equally as much timber and slaves.
—Miriam Fauzia, Ars Technica, 11 Nov. 2023
Punt had it all—fragrant myrrh and frankincense, precious electrum (a mixed alloy of gold and silver) and malachite, and coveted leopard skins, among other exotic luxury goods.
—Miriam Fauzia, Ars Technica, 11 Nov. 2023
The Lydians already had been extracting a mixture of metals called electrum from the Pactolus River for use in coins.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2022
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“Electrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electrum. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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electrum
noun
elec·trum
i-ˈlek-trəm 
: a natural pale yellow alloy of gold and silver
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