Abstract
AbstractThis work presents a comparative analysis of the elemental composition of two groups of coins minted in Chersonesos/Cherson of the Roman period from the collection of the Chersonesean Museum Preserve and coins of the Byzantine time from excavations of the hillfort of Mangup-Kale in South-Western Crimea. The analysis of the elemental composition of coins was carried out using energy-dispersion X-Ray fluorescent desktop spectrometers. Totally 55 coins of late Roman and Byzantine times were investigated dated from the second to the sixth centuries A.D. It was found out that lead–tin bronze was used as the material for making coins of both periods. Comparing the elemental composition of coins minted in Chersonesos/Cherson indicates that the practice of “spoiling” a coin alloy with an unnecessarily large amount of lead, which appeared in Roman times, was widely used throughout the Byzantine period.KeywordsCrimeaMangupChersonesos/ChersonRoman EmpireByzantine EmpireCoin copper-based alloys
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