Abstract
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Mines, metals, and money |
| Subtitle of host publication | ancient world studies in science, archaeology and history |
| Editors | Kenneth Sheedy, Gillan Davis |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | Royal Numismatic Society |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Publication status | Accepted/In press - 1 Mar 2018 |
Publication series
| Name | Metallurgy in Numismatics |
|---|---|
| Publisher | The Royal Numismatic Society |
| Volume | 6 |
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Elemental composition of gold and silver coins of Siphnos. / Sheedy, Kenneth; Gore, Damian; Blet-Lemarquand, Maryse; Davis, Gillan.
Mines, metals, and money: ancient world studies in science, archaeology and history. ed. / Kenneth Sheedy; Gillan Davis. London : Royal Numismatic Society, 2018. (Metallurgy in Numismatics; Vol. 6).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research › peer-review
TY - CHAP
T1 - Elemental composition of gold and silver coins of Siphnos
AU - Sheedy, Kenneth
AU - Gore, Damian
AU - Blet-Lemarquand, Maryse
AU - Davis, Gillan
PY - 2018/3/1
Y1 - 2018/3/1
N2 - Three areas in mainland and Aegean Greece are known to have been important sources of silver during antiquity: Laurion in south-east Attica, the Thraco-Macedonian region of northern Greece, and the Cycladic island of Siphnos. The mines of Siphnos are thought to have been a major source of silver for archaic Greece coinage, especially that of Aegina. Lead isotope and elemental analyses have been used in published studies of ores, slag and litharge (lead oxide; PbO) found on Siphnos, and elemental analyses on 12 coins. Here we present elemental analyses of one gold and 29 silver coins from Siphnos. This data leads us to reconsider the claim made by Gale et al. 1980 that the levels of bismuth in Siphnian silver are higher than those recorded levels for Laurion silver. Finally, the evidence of the analyses is considered in relation to the history of minting on Siphnos.
AB - Three areas in mainland and Aegean Greece are known to have been important sources of silver during antiquity: Laurion in south-east Attica, the Thraco-Macedonian region of northern Greece, and the Cycladic island of Siphnos. The mines of Siphnos are thought to have been a major source of silver for archaic Greece coinage, especially that of Aegina. Lead isotope and elemental analyses have been used in published studies of ores, slag and litharge (lead oxide; PbO) found on Siphnos, and elemental analyses on 12 coins. Here we present elemental analyses of one gold and 29 silver coins from Siphnos. This data leads us to reconsider the claim made by Gale et al. 1980 that the levels of bismuth in Siphnian silver are higher than those recorded levels for Laurion silver. Finally, the evidence of the analyses is considered in relation to the history of minting on Siphnos.
M3 - Chapter
T3 - Metallurgy in Numismatics
BT - Mines, metals, and money
A2 - Sheedy, Kenneth
A2 - Davis, Gillan
PB - Royal Numismatic Society
CY - London
ER -