Combined elemental and microstructural analysis of genuine and fake copper-alloy coins

被引:12
作者
Bartoli, L. [1 ]
Agresti, J. [1 ]
Mascalchi, M. [1 ]
Mencaglia, A. [1 ]
Cacciari, I. [1 ]
Siano, S. [1 ]
机构
[1] CNR, Ist Fis Applicata N Carrara, I-50019 Florence, Italy
关键词
laser-induced plasma spectroscopy; neutron diffraction; archaeometallurgy; copper alloy; INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY; NEUTRON-DIFFRACTION; ARCHAEOLOGICAL BRONZES; ARTIFACTS; ARTWORKS;
D O I
10.1070/QE2011v041n07ABEH014523
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Innovative noninvasive material analysis techniques are applied to determine archaeometallurgical characteristics of copper-alloy coins from Florence's National Museum of Archaeology. Three supposedly authentic Roman coins and three hypothetically fraudolent imitations are thoroughly investigated using laser-induced plasma spectroscopy and time of flight neutron diffraction along with 3D videomicroscopy and electron microscopy. Material analyses are aimed at collecting data allowing for objective discrimination between genuine Roman productions and late fakes. The results show the mentioned techniques provide quantitative compositional and textural data, which are strictly related to the manufacturing processes and aging of copper alloys.
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页码:663 / 668
页数:6
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