%0 Journal Article %1 Epstein2010 %A Epstein, Michael S. %A Hendin, David B. %A Yu, Lee L. %A Bower, Nathan W. %D 2010 %J Applied Spectroscopy %K 6410 %N 4 %P 384 %R 10.1366/000370210791114211 %T Chemical Attribution of Corroded Coins Using X-ray Fluorescence and Lead Isotope Ratios: A Case Study from First Century Judaea %V 64 %X Nondestructive analyses using a quadrupole inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer (ICP-QMS) and polarizing, multi-target, energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (PEDXRF) with three-dimensional optics were conducted on Judean coins from the first century BCE and CE to determine the efficacy and limits of these methods for numismatic analyses of coins with a patina. Comparisons with destructive analyses and literature databases demonstrate their value even when corrosion is present. An outstanding question about the dating of Herod Agrippa I or II “canopy�? coins that has significance to Biblical historians is used as a case study. Multiple lines of evidence attribute this coin to Agrippa I, with a date of 41 to 45 CE, produced using Faynan (Feinan), Jordan, and Cyprus ores.

@article{Epstein2010, abstract = {Nondestructive analyses using a quadrupole inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer (ICP-QMS) and polarizing, multi-target, energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (PEDXRF) with three-dimensional optics were conducted on Judean coins from the first century BCE and CE to determine the efficacy and limits of these methods for numismatic analyses of coins with a patina. Comparisons with destructive analyses and literature databases demonstrate their value even when corrosion is present. An outstanding question about the dating of Herod Agrippa I or II “canopy�? coins that has significance to Biblical historians is used as a case study. Multiple lines of evidence attribute this coin to Agrippa I, with a date of 41 to 45 CE, produced using Faynan (Feinan), Jordan, and Cyprus ores.}, added-at = {2011-10-01T00:36:09.000+0200}, author = {Epstein, Michael S. and Hendin, David B. and Yu, Lee L. and Bower, Nathan W.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2c2d8dc0a97837fe584a61b36face59f8/afcallender}, doi = {10.1366/000370210791114211}, file = {Epstein2010.pdf:indexed\\Epstein2010.pdf:PDF}, groups = {public}, interhash = {dc879ff05cb060bef1627dbc902816cf}, intrahash = {c2d8dc0a97837fe584a61b36face59f8}, journal = {Applied Spectroscopy}, keywords = {6410}, number = 4, pages = {384 }, timestamp = {2011-10-01T00:36:09.000+0200}, title = {Chemical Attribution of Corroded Coins Using X-ray Fluorescence and Lead Isotope Ratios: A Case Study from First Century Judaea}, username = {afcallender}, volume = 64, year = 2010 }