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ANALYSIS OF INDIAN SILVER COINS BY EDXRF TECHNIQUE

B. B. TRIPATHY

Dept. of Physics, Silicon Institute of Technology, Patia, Bhubaneswar 751024, India

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T. R. RAUTRAY

PIXE Analysis Lab., ININ, Mexico D.F., 52750, Mexico

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SATYA R. DAS

Dept. of Computer Science, ITER, Siksha O'Anusandhana University, Jagmohan Nagar, Bhubaneswar 751030, India

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MANAS R. DAS

Dept. of Civil Engineering, ITER, Siksha O'Anusandhana University, Jagmohan Nagar, Bhubaneswar 751030, India

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V. VIJAYAN

Dept. of Physics, Valliammai Engineering College, SRM Nagar, Chennai 603203, India

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0129083509001850Cited by:5 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

The analysis of some of the Indian silver coins during British rule were analysed by Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Technique. Eight elements namely Cr, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Ag and Pb were estimated in this study which also seems to indicate the fragmentation as well as the impoverishment of the power for the regimes that had produced the studied coins. While Cu and Ag were present as major elements, other elements were found to be present in minor concentration.

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