Combining synchrotron radiation techniques for the analysis of gold coins from the Roman Empire

Abstract Four gold coins minted in the V century have been studied with non-destructive synchrotron radiation techniques, namely X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) and X-ray Absorption Near Edge Spectroscopy (XANES). XRF data analyzed coupling standard and statistical methods were used to distinguish the comp...

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Main Authors: I. Carlomagno, P. Zeller, M. Amati, G. Aquilanti, E. Prenesti, G. Marussi, M. Crosera, G. Adami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-19682-8