Detection of near-surface silver enrichment on Roman imperial silver coins by X-ray spectral analysis

Archaeometry

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 311-320

  Klockenkamper R ^a   Hubert, H ^a   Hasler, K ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUT FÜR ANALYTISCHE WISSENSCHAFTEN ISAS E V   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coins; First to third century; Roman empire; Silver; Silver enrichment; X ray spectral analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033169257     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.1999.tb00985.x     Document Type: Article

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