In this research we studied the compositional, crystallographic and microstructural properties of a series of incuse silver didracmae stemming from the Achaean colonies of Metapontum and Caulonia. We address the following points: the metal sources, th efabrication process and degradation phenomena, such as incrustation and embrittement, emploing energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spettroscopy, X-ray diffractometry, and scanning electron and optical microscopies. Information regarding inclusions and presence of significant amounts of gold can be tentatively used to address provenancing and fabrication issues.
MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF EARLY WESTERN GREEK INCUSE COINS
BOZZINI, Benedetto;SICILIANO, Aldo;SARCINELLI, Giuseppe;
2005
Abstract
In this research we studied the compositional, crystallographic and microstructural properties of a series of incuse silver didracmae stemming from the Achaean colonies of Metapontum and Caulonia. We address the following points: the metal sources, th efabrication process and degradation phenomena, such as incrustation and embrittement, emploing energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spettroscopy, X-ray diffractometry, and scanning electron and optical microscopies. Information regarding inclusions and presence of significant amounts of gold can be tentatively used to address provenancing and fabrication issues.File in questo prodotto:
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