Archaeometallurgical and Numismatic Studies of a 5-Peseta Silver Coin from 1870

Carrizo, Patricia Silvana

doi:10.31399/asm.amp.2024-04.p021

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Archaeometallurgical and Numismatic Studies of a 5-Peseta Silver Coin from 1870

Patricia Silvana Carrizo

Materials Institute of Applied Technology, National Technological University, Mendoza Regional Faculty

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Mendoza, Argentina

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AM&P Technical Articles (2024) 182 (4): 21–24.

https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.amp.2024-04.p021

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This article describes a metallographic and SEM study of a Spanish silver coin. The study verified the coin's authenticity and determined its alloy composition. The investigation is an example of a unique archaeometallurgical collaboration between a university and a museum.

alloy composition, archaeometallurgy, metallography, scanning electron microscope, Spanish silver coin

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