Average and core silver content of ancient-debased coins via neutron diffraction and specific gravity

• Published in: Archaeological and anthropological sciences Vol. 10; no. 7; pp. 1585 - 1602
• Main Authors: Debernardi, Pierluigi, Corsi, Jacopo, Angelini, Ivana, Barzagli, Elisa, Grazzi, Francesco, Lo Giudice, Alessandro, Re, Alessandro, Scherillo, Antonella
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.10.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Anthropology; Archaeology; Chemistry/Food Science; Coins; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Geography; Gravity; Life Sciences; Measurement; Neutrons; Original Paper; Specific gravity; Fineness; Silver surface enrichment; Specific gravity; Neutron diffraction; Ancient silver coins
• ISSN: 1866-9557; 1866-9565
• DOI: 10.1007/s12520-017-0464-y

The measurement of the fineness of debased ancient silver coins has proven to be a very difficult issue, which has been studied for a long time. In this paper, this subject is analysed, and the various consequences of the silver surface enrichment (SSE) are discussed exploiting the most recent inves...