M. Járó - L. Költő szerk.: Archaeometrical research in Hungary (Budapest, 1988)

Analysis - BAKOS Miklós, BORSZÉKI János: Chemical analysis of silver coins of King St. Stephen

Table 1 Characteristic data of the St. Stephen's coins examined Mass, Size, Die diameter, Die Item Catalogue number Mass, min.—max., obv/rev, Die Catalogue number g mm mm axes 1. C.N.H I. 1. 0.863 175-18.7 185/175 103° 2. CNJrl. 1.5. 0.852 16J6-17.4 ?/? 25° 3. C.NJH. 1.7. 1.095 19.8-203 195/195 194° (Hungarian National Museum) 4. C.NÜ. I. 7. 1.128 21.0-21.6 195/195 337° (Museum of Debrecen) Table 2 Results of the laser-microspectrochemical analyses Element CN.H. 1.

1. CN.H. I. 5. CNJL 1.7. CN.H. 1.7. Budapest Debrecen Ag main main main main constituent constituent constituent constituent Cu X X X X Au OJC OJC OJC OJC Pb OJC OJC OJC OJC Zn 0.0x OJC 0.0x OJC Sb 0.0x OJC 0X)x 0.0x Sn — OJC 0.0x 0.0x Bi OJC OJC — As — — — — Mn — — — _ Fe 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x O.Ox Ni Ox 0.0x 0.0x — Co — — — — Cr O.Ox — — — Pt — — — — Pd — — — — Cd — — — — Hg — 0.0x O.Ox Key to the signs used: X major element, order of magnitude of some % " 0.X minor element, order of magnitude 0.1% O.Ox trace element, order of magnitude 0.01% or less - not detectable only in the case of coin C .NFL I. 7. because only two examples are to be found: one in the Hungarian National Museum the other in the Museum of Debrecen, i. e. we surely