The coin beneath the crust: A pilot study of coins from the mediterranean coast of Israel

Annemie Adriaens; Mark Dowsett; Eberhard Lehman; Yoav Farhi; Jan Gunneweg; L. Bouchenoire

The coin beneath the crust: A pilot study of coins from the mediterranean coast of Israel

Annemie Adriaens
, Mark Dowsett
, Eberhard Lehman
, Yoav Farhi
, Jan Gunneweg
, L. Bouchenoire

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1 Scopus citations

Abstract

We describe the application of synchrotron X-ray diffraction and neutron micro-tomography to three ancient bronze coins from the Mediterranean coast of Israel. Key questions are whether neutron tomography can contribute to the reading of features on corroded coins by allowing the corrosion crust to be stripped away in cyber-space using surface and volume rendering techniques, and to what extent this type of non-destructive measurement can inform possible conservation action. In addition, the X-ray diffraction experiments allow the main composition of the varicolored surface corrosion to be deduced. We show that both X-ray and neutron data are of considerable help to numismatic study of the coins.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Holistic Qumran
Subtitle of host publication	Trans-Disciplinary Research of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls
Editors	Annemie Adriaens, Jan Gunneweg, Joris Dik
Publisher	Brill Academic Publishers
Pages	11-19
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9789004181526
State	Published - 1 Jan 2010
Externally published	Yes

Publication series

Name	Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah
Volume	87
ISSN (Print)	0169-9962

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 14 Life Below Water

Keywords

Coins
Corrosion
Legibility
Mediterranean coast of Israel
Neutron tomography
Numismatics
Synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Cultural Studies
Language and Linguistics
History
Religious studies
Linguistics and Language

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Adriaens, A., Dowsett, M., Lehman, E., Farhi, Y., Gunneweg, J., & Bouchenoire, L. (2010). The coin beneath the crust: A pilot study of coins from the mediterranean coast of Israel. In A. Adriaens, J. Gunneweg, & J. Dik (Eds.), Holistic Qumran: Trans-Disciplinary Research of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls (pp. 11-19). (Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah; Vol. 87). Brill Academic Publishers.

Adriaens, Annemie ; Dowsett, Mark ; Lehman, Eberhard et al. / The coin beneath the crust : A pilot study of coins from the mediterranean coast of Israel. Holistic Qumran: Trans-Disciplinary Research of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls. editor / Annemie Adriaens ; Jan Gunneweg ; Joris Dik. Brill Academic Publishers, 2010. pp. 11-19 (Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah).

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Holistic Qumran: Trans-Disciplinary Research of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls. ed. / Annemie Adriaens; Jan Gunneweg; Joris Dik. Brill Academic Publishers, 2010. p. 11-19 (Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah; Vol. 87).

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Adriaens A, Dowsett M, Lehman E, Farhi Y, Gunneweg J, Bouchenoire L. The coin beneath the crust: A pilot study of coins from the mediterranean coast of Israel. In Adriaens A, Gunneweg J, Dik J, editors, Holistic Qumran: Trans-Disciplinary Research of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Brill Academic Publishers. 2010. p. 11-19. (Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah).

The coin beneath the crust: A pilot study of coins from the mediterranean coast of Israel

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