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Microstructure and chemical composition of Roman orichalcum coins emitted after the monetary reform of Augustus (23 B.C.)

A collection of ancient Roman orichalcum coins, i.e., a copper-zinc alloy, minted under the reigns from Caesar to Domitianus, have been characterised using scanning electron microscopy (SEM-EDS) and electron microprobe analysis (EMPA). We studied, for the first time, coins emitted by Romans after th...

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Autores principales: Di Fazio, Melania, Felici, Anna Candida, Catalli, Fiorenzo, De Vito, Caterina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6722059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31481740
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-48941-4