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Science 14 January 1966:
Vol. 151. no. 3707, pp. 196 - 197
DOI: 10.1126/science.151.3707.196
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Analysis of Copper and Brass Coins of the Early Roman Empire

Giles F. Carter 1

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X-ray fluorescence analysis of 14 copper and brass coins of the early Roman Empire shows differences in composition between coins minted in Rome and in France. Concentrations of tin, lead, and antimony are nearly always less than in coins minted before 29 B.C. or after 54 A.D. Older coins were not melted to make copper coins of the early empire.

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