X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis of Late Roman Imperial Coins |
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| Claudio Arias, Emanuela Grifoni, Stefano Legnaioli, Giulia Lorenzetti, Stefano Pagnotta, Vincenzo Palleschi |
- Abstract:
- Over 700 late roman imperial coins (end of III century A.D. – beginning of V century A.D.) were analyzed using the X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) technique. The analysis allowed the semi-quantitative determination of the composition of the coin alloy and a study of its variations in time and from mint to mint; it was also possible to get evidences of possibly fraudulent tampering of some coins for improving their aesthetical aspect and thus increasing their commercial value.
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- IMEKO-TC4-ARCHAEO-2016-56.pdf
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- Event details
- IMEKO TC:
- TC4
- Event name:
- MetroArchaeo 2016
- Title:
International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural heritage (TC4)
- Place:
- Torino, ITALY
- Time:
- 19 October 2016 - 21 October 2016