Published May 2007
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Journal article
Compositional study of IIIrd century BC silver coins from Kreshpan hoard (Albania) using EDXRF spectrometry
Creators
- 1. Institute of Nuclear Physics, Rr. Qesarake, P.O. Box 85, Tirana (Albania)
- 2. Institute of Archaeology, Tirana (Albania)
- 3. Institute of Popular Culture, Tirana (Albania)
- 4. Department of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tirana, Tirana (Albania)
- 5. Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki (Greece)
- 6. Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana and Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Description
The elemental composition of 122 silver coins from a hoard of the 3rd century BC, minted by the Illyrian king Monounios and the ancient cities of Dyrrachion and Korkyra was determined by EDXRF. The results showed that the different groups of coins were made of a similar Ag-Cu alloy with Ag concentration in the range 94-98%. The examination of the contents of minor elements Pb, Au and Bi showed that the coins minted by the Illyrian king Monounios have similar composition with the largest part of Dyrrachion coins and those from Korkyra. On the other side, two subgroups containing different amounts of Au and Bi can be observed within the general group of coins minted in Dyrrachion
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nimb.2007.02.079;
- PII
- S0168-583X(07)00447-8;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section B, Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
- Journal Volume
- 258
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 414-420
- ISSN
- 0168-583X
- CODEN
- NIMBEU
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 39018438
- Subject category
- S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ALLOYS; CULTURAL OBJECTS; PIXE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILVER; SPECTROSCOPY; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS
- Descriptors DEC
- CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELEMENTS; METALS; MICROSCOPY; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; X-RAY EMISSION ANALYSIS
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2007 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.