Elemental Composition of a Series of Medieval Korean Coinage via Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry

Garshott, Danielle M.; MacDonald, E.; Spohn, Stephanie N.; Attar, Hana; Shango, Jennifer; Ellis, Irice; Murray, Meghann N.; Benvenuto, Mark A.

doi:10.1021/bk-2012-1103.ch010

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...

Silver1

Citation Types

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Year Published

2016

Publication Types

Select...

Article1

Relationship

Self Cite0

Independent1

Authors

Journals

Cited by 1 publication

(1 citation statement)

References 10 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Garshott et al 61 analyzed 85 small coins of uncertain origin, presumably Korean, for Cu, Zn, Sn, Pb, Fe, Ni, Co, As, Sn, Bi, Au, Pt, Pd, and Ag contents. The compositions found mainly copper, with lead or zinc as the second most common element, and mixtures comprising the remaining metals at trace levels indicated that these coins were, in fact, Korean, but due to their distinctly different chemical compositions, they were manufactured in a variety of locations, and in several cases were neither brass nor bronze.…”

Section: Silvermentioning

confidence: 99%