This book comprises papers presented at a one-day seminar at the Museum of London, which highlighted change and development in the field of the scientific analysis and conservation of coins. The papers are diverse and reflect a multi-disciplinary approach to the subject.
List of plates
Contributors
Abbreviations
Introduction
New developments in analysis and conservation
Scientific methods for investigation of coin surfaces for conservation
Lorna R. Lee
Coins, corrosion and conservation: an analytical perspective
Matthew J. Ponting
Surface values: coins under the microscope
Dana Goodburn-Brown
Methods of cleaning excavated coins: applications in different cases
Marina Lykiardopoulou-Petrou
Reduction with gain: the treatment of excavated silver coins with alkaline dithionite
Helen Ganiaris
Screening and prioritising of large excavated coin groups
Coins and conservation: problems and priorities
Richard Reece
Digital image processing of X-radiographs
Jennifer Jones, Chris Caple and Phil Clogg
Processing coin hoards at the British Museum
Sarah C. Watkins and Celestine Enderley
Heavily corroded Roman coins: can conservation affect site interpretation?
Julie Jones
Value for money: coin recovery and prioritisation
Virginia Neal and Dana Goodburn-Brown
From the other end of the microscope: numismatic considerations
John A. Davies
Coins from excavation to publication
Julian M.C. Bowsher
Experimental comparative study of three different cleaning processes on Athenian silver coins (tetradrachms) from Classical times
Marina Lykiardopoulou-Petrou and Nicolas Beloyannis
Discussion session
Display session
...a useful guide to the processing of coins from excavations, which will be valuable reading for conservators and archaeologists, together with some museum curators. It is a book to dip into...and Archetype Publications are to be congratulated on seeing the potential of the volume.
Conservation News 71 (March 2000) 10
