A scientific analysis of ultra-rare gold coins rescues the emperor Sponsian from obscurity.
A gold coin long dismissed as a forgery appears to be authentic and depicts a long-lost Roman emperor named Sponsian.led by a University College London researcher compares the Sponsian coin with other Roman coins, including two that are known to be genuine, and demonstrates that it is the real thing.The coins are all housed in The Hunterian collection at the University of Glasgow.
Pearson explained that the Roman province of Dacia, a territory overlapping with modern-day Romania, was a region prized for its gold mines. Archaeological studies have established that the area was cut off from the rest of the Roman empire around 260 CE.
The new study is the first scientific analysis that has been undertaken on any of the Sponsian coins. The research team used powerful microscopes in visible and ultraviolet light, as well as scanning electron microscopy and spectroscopy – studying how light at different wavelengths is absorbed or reflected – to study the coins’ surface.
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