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Electrochemical Characterization of Coinage Techniques the 17(th) Century: The maravedis Case
Carla ÁLvarez-romeroMilagros BuendíaNoemí MontoyaTrinidad Pasíes-oviedoAntonio Doménech-carbóMaría Teresa Doménech-carbósubject
CupriteMaterials science010401 analytical chemistryMetallurgyMineralogyMint discrimination02 engineering and technologyCoins021001 nanoscience & nanotechnologyElectrochemistry01 natural sciencesArchaeometry0104 chemical sciencesAnalytical Chemistryvisual_artPINTURAvisual_art.visual_art_mediumElectrochemistryCONSERVACION Y RESTAURACION DE BIENES CULTURALES (UPV)Hydrogen evolutionCorrosion products0210 nano-technologydescription
[EN] The voltammetry of immobilized particles (VIMP) methodology was applied to the discrimination of Spanish maravedis produced in 10 different mints between 1661 and 1664 using characteristic signatures for the reduction of cuprite and tenorite in the patina of the coins and catalytic effects on the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The variation of the apparent tenorite/cuprite ratio with depth was fitted to potential laws differing from one mint to another for A Coruna, Burgos, Cordoba, Cuenca, Granada, Madrid, Trujillo, Segovia, Sevilla and Valladolid coins. Electrochemical data permitted to detect the changes in the composition (with lowering of the silver content) and manufacturing technique (from hammer to mill) occurring in this historical period.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-27 |