The Refining of Gold

Gold is almost always found as a metal rather an ore. It typically contains five to 30 % silver. Originally used without refining it, sometimes with copper added. But then in with the introduction of gold coinage in the seventh century b c,. this woud have been in e an lydia. Ah, this this introduced new requirements. You needed guaranteed weight. And so as gold coin spread, so too did this method of refinement. And it wouldn't change for rough two thousand years. Now, is this image we're seeing. Do you know if this is actually as it was found, like insitu, or as this been arranged for? This particular photo looks arranged a. I