X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis of Late Roman Imperial Coins

• 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.
• Download:

  IMEKO-TC4-ARCHAEO-2016-56.pdf
• DOI:

  _unreg_tc4-ARC-2016.56

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