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UNOFFICIAL COINAGE IN THE THIRD CENTURY ad IN THE GALLO-ROMAN WORLD: CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL ANALYSES FOR DETERMINING THE LOCALIZATION OF THE WORKSHOP.
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Archaeometry . Oct2008, Vol. 50 Issue 5, p835-854. 20p. 2 Black and White Photographs, 4 Diagrams, 10 Charts, 7 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- The third centuryad was a complex period of crisis in the Roman world. In this paper, official and unofficial antoniniani, and double sestercii and sestercii, were analysed by fast neutron activation analysis (FNAA) to determine the alloys used by the craftsmen for producing forgeries. Moreover, at Châteaubleau, archaeologists discovered antoniniani and bronze forgeries from Postumus. Similar materials have been found in other hoards. They are believed to have been produced by a workshop called ‘atelier II’ by numismatists. The question was whether it is possible to differentiate the Châteaubleau production from the atelier II production. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0003813X
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Archaeometry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34168632
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4754.2007.00366.x