Chronotes

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Chronotes
Release																				30 March 2020 (Update)
Members																				No
Quest item																				No
Properties
Tradeable																				Yes
Equipable																				No
Stackable																				Yes
Disassembly																				Yes
Destroy																				Drop
Examine																				A representation of time used by members of the Archaeology Guild.
Options
Backpack																				Add to currency pouch
Values
Value																				50 coins
High alch																				30 coins
Low alch																				20 coins
On death																				Always kept outside dangerous area
Weight																				0 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange																				348 coins (info)
Buy limit																				50,000
Volume																				76,221,317
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Advanced data
Item ID																				49430
Links																				MRID • recipe

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Chronotes are the currency used in the Archaeology skill. Players can spend chronotes in the Archaeology Guild Shop, when sending researchers on expeditions, and when activating a relic power at the mysterious monolith.

Chronotes can be stored in, and withdrawn from, the currency pouch. A maximum of 2,147,483,647 chronotes can be stored in the pouch.

Sources

Players may obtain chronotes by handing in restored artefacts to collectors or donating to the museum.

• Collections can be completed an unlimited number of times and always reward the same amount of chronotes.
  • Most collectors offer chronotes for each artefact handed in, as well as a set bonus of 100% for total 200%.
  • Velucia offers a 25% larger set bonus for completed museum collections for total 225%.
• Individual artefacts may be donated to the museum donation bin next to the museum guard, northeast of the teleport destination of the Archaeology journal, for 40% of what would be given as part of a collection. However, the donation bin accepts artefacts without limits or restrictions. This is similar to Baby Shakes from the player-owned farm.

Completing each collection exactly once awards the player with a total of 554,464 chronotes, which is about half the amount required to buy all items in the Archaeology Guild Shop. The following table lists the collections, the level required to complete them, as well as cost calculations:

Collection		Total XP with outfit	Total materials cost	Chronotes (total)	Chronote value	Profit when selling chronotes	GP/XP with outfit	GP/XP with outfit and selling chronotes
Red Rum Relics I	94	43,930.8	1,647,632	5,768	2,007,264	359,632	−37.51	8.19
Red Rum Relics II	110	86,213.1	1,661,939	6,936	2,413,728	751,789	−19.28	8.72
Red Rum Relics III	119	169,599.6	3,048,692	9,080	3,159,840	111,148	−17.98	0.66
Finery of the Inquisition	64	10,388.1	1,049,560	3,372	1,173,456	123,896	−101.03	11.93
Entertaining the Masses	67	15,419.1	1,229,332	4,604	1,602,192	372,860	−79.73	24.18
Religious Iconography	67	12,861.1	1,295,408	4,480	1,559,040	263,632	−100.72	20.5
Urns of the Empire	67	16,860.7	1,673,954	5,640	1,962,720	288,766	−99.28	17.13
Imperial Sorcery	107	104,579.1	4,197,362	11,484	3,996,432	−200,930	−40.14	−1.92
Desperate for Artefacts	90	16,488.9	482,270	1,335	464,580	−17,690	−29.25	−1.07
Zamorakian I	36	6,753.6	1,610,313	5,188	1,805,424	195,111	−238.44	28.89
Zamorakian II	81	42,541	3,948,249	10,292	3,581,616	−366,633	−92.81	−8.62
Zamorakian III	104	149,459.7	5,580,728	13,216	4,599,168	−981,560	−37.34	−6.57
Zamorakian IV	116	192,920	3,832,380	10,868	3,782,064	−50,316	−19.87	−0.26
Anarchic Abstraction	89	15,524.9	1,230,638	3,148	1,095,504	−135,134	−79.27	−8.7
Radiant Renaissance	105	77,910	2,342,280	5,460	1,900,080	−442,200	−30.06	−5.68
Imperial Impressionism	118	52,573.1	1,750,300	4,172	1,451,856	−298,444	−33.29	−5.68
Armadylean I	81	57,628.8	4,241,444	11,376	3,958,848	−282,596	−73.6	−4.9
Armadylean II	98	108,237.6	3,749,664	12,136	4,223,328	473,664	−34.64	4.38
Armadylean III	118	360,399.5	6,322,660	20,936	7,285,728	963,068	−17.54	2.67
Dragonkin V	77	24,733.4	1,324,402	5,064	1,762,272	437,870	−53.55	17.7
Dragonkin VI	87	51,692.1	1,903,150	8,112	2,822,976	919,826	−36.82	17.79
Dragonkin I	99	110,534.4	2,955,496	11,048	3,844,704	889,208	−26.74	8.04
Dragonkin II	102	86,566.4	1,645,568	6,888	2,397,024	751,456	−19.01	8.68
Dragonkin III	108	141,686.5	2,934,920	9,304	3,237,792	302,872	−20.71	2.14
Dragonkin VII	113	178,433.4	2,609,270	11,544	4,017,312	1,408,042	−14.62	7.89
Dragonkin IV	120	268,533.4	3,881,562	13,960	4,858,080	976,518	−14.45	3.64
Zarosian I	25	4,956.8	1,363,166	4,216	1,467,168	104,002	−275.01	20.98
Zarosian II	81	62,611.4	2,947,598	11,464	3,989,472	1,041,874	−47.08	16.64
Zarosian III	107	235,331.8	5,027,794	14,884	5,179,632	151,838	−21.36	0.65
Zarosian IV	118	329,951.7	4,425,234	13,620	4,739,760	314,526	−13.41	0.95
Saradominist I	56	15,209.8	2,353,323	7,996	2,782,608	429,285	−154.72	28.22
Saradominist II	72	38,583.3	3,850,689	10,404	3,620,592	−230,097	−99.8	−5.96
Saradominist III	100	82,444.6	3,012,211	9,096	3,165,408	153,197	−36.54	1.86
Saradominist IV	117	229,136.8	5,174,630	14,044	4,887,312	−287,318	−22.58	−1.25
Blingy Fings	69	14,740.4	1,745,089	4,968	1,728,864	−16,225	−118.39	−1.1
Smoky Fings	81	15,554.4	1,290,149	4,408	1,533,984	243,835	−82.94	15.68
Hitty Fings	89	45,097.1	1,861,478	8,560	2,978,880	1,117,402	−41.28	24.78
Showy Fings	92	31,233.7	1,848,476	6,316	2,197,968	349,492	−59.18	11.19
Museum - Zarosian I	25	4,527.8	1,363,166	4,743	1,650,564	287,398	−301.07	63.47
Museum - Zamorakian I	36	6,753.6	1,610,313	5,836	2,030,928	420,615	−238.44	62.28
Museum - Saradominist I	56	15,209.8	2,353,323	8,995	3,130,260	776,937	−154.72	51.08
Museum - Zarosian V	62	16,323.6	1,755,876	7,411	2,579,028	823,152	−107.57	50.43
Museum - Zarosian VI	64	20,033.7	1,997,454	7,573	2,635,404	637,950	−99.7	31.84
Museum - Zarosian VII	67	24,612.9	2,167,086	7,843	2,729,364	562,278	−88.05	22.84
Museum - Saradominist II	72	38,583.3	3,850,689	11,704	4,072,992	222,303	−99.8	5.76
Museum - Dragonkin V	77	24,733.4	1,324,402	5,697	1,982,556	658,154	−53.55	26.61
Museum - Armadylean I	81	57,628.8	4,241,444	12,798	4,453,704	212,260	−73.6	3.68
Museum - Zamorakian II	81	42,541	3,948,249	11,578	4,029,144	80,895	−92.81	1.9
Museum - Zarosian II	81	48,971.4	2,947,598	12,897	4,488,156	1,540,558	−60.19	31.46
Museum - Dragonkin VI	87	51,692.1	1,903,150	9,126	3,175,848	1,272,698	−36.82	24.62
Museum - Bandosian I	89	85,659.9	4,128,368	15,201	5,289,948	1,161,580	−48.19	13.56
Museum - Armadylean II	98	108,237.6	3,749,664	13,653	4,751,244	1,001,580	−34.64	9.25
Museum - Dragonkin I	99	110,534.4	2,955,496	12,429	4,325,292	1,369,796	−26.74	12.39
Museum - Bandosian II	100	132,322.6	3,560,175	14,503	5,047,044	1,486,869	−26.91	11.24
Museum - Saradominist III	100	82,444.6	3,012,211	10,233	3,561,084	548,873	−36.54	6.66
Museum - Dragonkin II	102	86,566.4	1,645,568	7,749	2,696,652	1,051,084	−19.01	12.14
Museum - Zamorakian III	104	149,459.7	5,580,728	14,868	5,174,064	−406,664	−37.34	−2.72
Museum - Zarosian III	107	171,719.8	5,027,794	16,744	5,826,912	799,118	−29.28	4.65
Museum - Dragonkin III	108	141,686.5	2,934,920	10,467	3,642,516	707,596	−20.71	4.99
Museum - Dragonkin VII	113	178,433.4	2,609,270	12,987	4,519,476	1,910,206	−14.62	10.71
Museum - Zamorakian IV	116	192,920	3,832,380	12,226	4,254,648	422,268	−19.87	2.19
Museum - Saradominist IV	117	229,136.8	5,174,630	15,799	5,498,052	323,422	−22.58	1.41
Museum - Armadylean III	118	360,399.5	6,322,660	23,553	8,196,444	1,873,784	−17.54	5.2
Museum - Zarosian IV	118	254,399.7	4,425,234	15,322	5,332,056	906,822	−17.39	3.56
Museum - Bandosian III	119	332,486	6,006,620	21,465	7,469,820	1,463,200	−18.07	4.4
Museum - Dragonkin IV	120	268,533.4	3,881,562	15,705	5,465,340	1,583,778	−14.45	5.9
Green Gobbo Goodies I	83	36,605.5	2,247,006	6,504	2,263,392	16,386	−61.38	0.45
Green Gobbo Goodies II	97	64,306.4	2,227,538	7,516	2,615,568	388,030	−34.64	6.03
Green Gobbo Goodies III	119	197,513.1	3,646,152	12,088	4,206,624	560,472	−18.46	2.84
Wise Am the Music Man	91	36,662.7	3,243,356	8,048	2,800,704	−442,652	−88.46	−12.07
Hat Problem	114	130,347	3,612,052	12,195	4,243,860	631,808	−27.71	4.85
Hat Hoarder	116	118,741.4	3,154,046	10,791	3,755,268	601,222	−26.56	5.06
Magic Man	118	149,433.5	4,394,083	15,480	5,387,040	992,957	−29.4	6.64
Knowledge is Power	119	143,784.9	3,067,400	11,168	3,886,464	819,064	−21.33	5.7

Disassembly

Chronotes
Disassembly category	Default
Disassembly XP	0.1
Item quantity required	1
Material count	1
Base junk chance	?  98.9% Your actual junk chance depends on your junk chance reduction researched. See the table below for all values, and Junk for more information. Reduction Junk chance None 1 98.9% 1 34 98.0 2 49 96.0 3 64 94.0 4 69 92.0 5 78 90.0 6 83 87.1 7 91 85.1 8 95 82.1 9 105 79.2
Common materials
Simple parts	99/100
Rare materials
Variable components	1/100

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Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included – see here for how to help out!

• update 10 February 2025 (Update):
  • Archaeology Relics can now be harnessed to two loadouts with three Relics each.
    • To maintain a sink for Chronotes, switching the active loadout costs 80% of the Chronote cost of each Relic harnessed to that loadout.
    • If a relic is harnessed to both the selected and active loadout, the Chronote cost of this Relic is also deducted from the loadout activation cost.

• ninja 13 September 2021 (Update):
  • Changed the Grand Exchange buy limit from 20,000 to 50,000.

• hidden 1 September 2020 (Update):
  • Memory strands and chronotes can once again be interacted with from the favourites list of the currency pouch.

• patch 4 May 2020 (Update):
  • Chronotes can now be added to, and used from, the Currency Pouch.

• update 30 March 2020 (Update):
  • Added to game.

Trivia

• Chronotes are a portmanteau of "Chronos" (the personification of time in Greek mythology) and "notes" (a British term for money).
• Chronotes could originally only be stored in the inventory or bank. This was changed on 4 May 2020 to allow them to be added to the Currency Pouch as well.
• The 1,000 chronotes received as part of the Archaeology tutorial are not tradeable and cannot be added to the currency pouch.