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Microchemical surface analysis of two Numidian coins |
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| Authors: | Hénia Mousser Redha AmriAbdelghani Madani André DarchenAbdelhamid Mousser |
| Institution: | a Département de Chimie Industrielle, Faculté des Sciences de l’Ingénieur, Université Mentouri Constantine, Campus Chaab Erssas, 25000 Constantine, Algeria b UMR CNRS no 6226 Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, ENSCR, Avenue du Général Leclerc, CS 50837, 35708 Rennes cedex 7, France c Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences Exactes, Université Mentouri Constantine, 25000 Constantine, Algeria |
| Abstract: | This work is a contribution to the microchemical surface analysis of two Numidian coins. Numidia was an ancient kingdom of northern Algeria during 2nd and 1st century BC. Investigations were performed with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled with energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS), energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (EDXRF) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The identification of the coins was done thanks to the name initials and effigy of King Massinissa. SEM observations of coins showed heterogeneous surfaces. SEM and EDXRF analyses showed an alloy structure with copper (65%), antimony (19%) and lead (16%). The XRD identified a metal structure and corrosion products which were on the coin surfaces: Litharge (PbO), Hydrocerussite (Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2), Bindheimite (Pb2Sb2O7) and Bystromite (MgSb2O6). |
| Keywords: | Microchemical analysis Numidian coin Litharge Hydrocerussite Bindheimite Bystromite |
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