Abstract: This chapter argues that the inhabitants of a number of Greek cities in Asia and in Magna Graecia, and the Athenians used bullion as money both before the introduction of coinage and even afterwards. It discusses silver in Solon's laws; electrum, gold, and silver bullion in Western Asia Minor; and the silver bullion in Magna Graecia and Sicily.

Keywords: curreny, money, ancient Greece, gold, silver, electrum, coinage,