Research Article
Nondestructive Analysis of Silver Coins Minted in Taras (South Italy) between the V and the III Centuries BC
Table 2
Chemical composition of the analysed coins obtained by SEM-EDX analysis.
| Coin mark | Ag | Cu | Sn | Zn | Au | Hg | Pb | Bi | | (wt%) | (wt%) | (wt%) | (wt%) | (wt%) | (wt%) | (wt%) | (wt%) | (wt%) |
| Rutigliano 1 | 97.2 | 0.58 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 2.1 | Rutigliano 2 | 97.5 | 0.46 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 1.94 | Rutigliano 3 | 95 | 2.38 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 2.47 | Rutigliano 4 | 98.1 | 0.16 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 1.65 | Torchiarolo 27 2 | 96 | 0.27 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 3.57 | Carosino 1 | 95.7 | 0.82 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 3.3 | Torchiarolo 26 3 | 96.1 | 0.14 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 3.6 | Torchiarolo 26 4 | 94.5 | 0.56 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 4.75 | Montegranaro 2 | 97.9 | 0.14 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 1.84 | Montegranaro 3 | 97.9 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 1.91 | Montegranaro 4 | 97.1 | 0.53 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 2.25 | Montegranaro 5 | 96.3 | 0.47 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 3.05 | Montegranaro 6 | 97.7 | 0.37 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 1.82 | Carosino 2 | 94.8 | 1.9 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 3.12 | Carosino 3 | 94.7 | 1.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 4.08 | Carosino 4 | 94 | 1.04 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 4.73 | Maruggio 1 | 94.2 | 0.9 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 4.69 | Taranto VO 1 | 97.6 | 0.38 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 1.91 | Taranto VO 2 | 96 | 1.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 2.82 | Torchiarolo 27 3 | 95.9 | 1.08 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 2.87 | Taranto CV 1 | 95.1 | 0.45 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 4.22 | Taranto CV 2 | 92.2 | 3.1 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 4.47 | Taranto CV 3 | 91.7 | 4.83 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 3.26 | Taranto CV 4 | 96.2 | 0.34 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 3.31 | Taranto CV 6 | 93.9 | 3.1 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 2.86 | Taranto CV 8 | 94.7 | 1.22 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 3.89 | Taranto CV 9 | 94.9 | 0.96 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 3.94 | Taranto CV 10 | 91.3 | 4.88 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 3.63 | Taranto CV 11 | 94.7 | 2.24 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 2.92 | Taranto CV 12 | 95.5 | 1.61 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 2.72 | Taranto CV 14 | 94.1 | 2.64 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 3.09 | Carosino 22 | 96.3 | 0.43 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 3.09 | Carosino 24 | 96.2 | 0.63 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 2.98 | Carosino 26 | 94.8 | 2.52 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 2.52 | Carosino 27 | 96.9 | 0.83 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 2.15 | Carosino 28 | 97.4 | 0.51 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 1.97 | Carosino 29 | 96.7 | 1.09 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 2.1 | Carosino 31 | 95.5 | 0.62 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 3.71 | Carosino 32 | 95.6 | 1.27 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 2.99 | Carosino 33 | 95.6 | 1.85 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 2.42 | Carosino 34 | 96.1 | 1.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 2.73 | Carosino 35 | 96.1 | 1.35 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 2.43 | Parabita 16 | 95.7 | 1.91 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 2.26 | Parabita 18 | 95.8 | 2.88 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 1.2 | Parabita 20 | 97.2 | 1.31 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 1.41 | Parabita 23 | 97.3 | 0.98 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 1.62 | Parabita 24 | 96.3 | 1.85 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 1.74 | Parabita 34 | 79.4 | 16.9 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 3.59 | Parabita 35 | 81.1 | 17.1 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 1.69 | Mesagne 1 | 88.8 | 10.2 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.85 | Mesagne 2 | 87.9 | 11 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.96 | Mesagne 3 | 87.8 | 10.8 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 1.25 | Torchiarolo 26 1 | 96.8 | 0.17 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 2.89 |
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