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Corrosion study of antique bronze coins
The Numismatic Collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum (KHM) Vienna has a large collection of ancient Greek bronze coins. A considerable number of these leaded bronze coins... -
Analysis of Celtic coins from northern Italy
The main purpose of the experiment is to analyze by means of neutron diffraction a selection of about ten celtic coins (III and II century B.C. ) belonging to the Torino... -
Crystallographic determination of the minting of coins in Tudor Britain : an ...
King Henry VIII's flagship, the Mary Rose, offers a unique insight into Tudor life. As well as her value as one of the first purpose built warships of the modern period,... -
Investigation of the phases and chemical composition of early Roman Victoriat...
The proposal involves the non-invasive measurement of ancient Roman coins by ToF diffraction techniques. A well selected series of Victoriati are to be measured in order to... -
Neutron diffraction study of the casting technology of antique bronze coins
Neutron tomography data on high-Pb antique bronze coins indicated that two different copper alloy phases are formed during the casting process. We propose to use GEM for... -
An analysis of British Iron Age coins from the Hallaton hoard
The aim of this experiment is to analyse the composition and texture of a number of coins from the North Eastern series of Roman coins that form part of the Hallaton hoard.... -
Analysis of Celtic coins from northern Italy
The main purpose of the experiment is to analyze structural properties and composition of different series of Celtic drachmas (mainly from Torino Antiquities Museums). We would... -
Characterization of the texture properties of Euro coins as a function of min...
This work intends to see if a diffraction technique is able to distinguish between coins minted in different places. All the physical properties of euro coins were restricted by...
