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X-ray fluorescence analysis of some Roman silver coins

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Twenty ancient silver coins have been analyzed by the X-ray fluorescence method. For eliminating the effects that disturb the absolute quantitative measurements, we calculated, for each coin, the ratio between the elements that constitute the coin and related them to the silver concentration. From these measurements correlation diagrams have been obtained in which coins are grouped together depending on the silver sources and the purification technologies.

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  1. Faculty of Physics, University Babeş-Bolyai, str. M. Kogâlniceanu nr. 1, 3400, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

    L. Dârâban, C. Cosma & T. Fiat

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Dârâban, L., Cosma, C. & Fiat, T. X-ray fluorescence analysis of some Roman silver coins. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Letters 201, 447–457 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02164221

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