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

Analysis - GEGUS Ernő, BAKOS Miklós: Laser-microspectrochemical analyisis of Greek silver coins of Sicily

LASER-MICROSPECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF GREEK SILVER COINS OF SICILY At the request of the Hungarian National Museum, seven Greek silver coins of Sicily were examined by means of laser-microspectrochemical analysis described earlier [1]. Some data of the coins examined are given in Table 1. Table 1 Some data of the coins investigated Item Denomination Reference and. ref. number Inventory number or code* Mass, g Density, g/cm

y 1 Dekadrachmon, Syracusa SNG Cop.

2 691. MNMÉ Dessewfy III. 844. 42.17 10.32 2 Dekadrachmon, Syracusa SNG Cop.

2 691. S.l. 43.40 1034 3 Tetradrachmon, Leontinoi SNG Cop.

2 349. MNMÉ Dessewfy III. 742. 16.88 10.31 4 Tetradrachmon, Leontinoi Rizzo

3 Tab .24.4. S.2. 17.30 10.34 5 Tetradrachmon, Leontinoi Rizzo

3 Tab .24.4. S.3. 17.24 10.31 6 Tetradrachmon, Siculo-Punic Jenkins

4 Pl.14.189. MNMÉ Delhaes514. 17.23 1038 7 Tetradrachmon, Siculo-Punic Jenkins

4 P1.21.261. S.4. 16.63 1034 *Note: The coins indicated by MNMÉ are from the Coin Cabinet of the Hungarian National Museum, those with S are from a private collection. The results of the analyses are presented in Table 2. The small quantity of the coins examined does not allow conclusions to be drawn. * Research Group of Analytical Chemistry of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences H-8201 Veszprém, P.O.B. 158 ** Veszprém University of Chemical Engineering H-8201 Veszprém, P.O.B. 158