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EDXRF and PAA Analyses of Dacian Gold Coins of "Koson" Type

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Twenty-one gold coins of koson type, considered to be the only kind of gold coins issued by Dacians, were analyzed using EDXRF and PAA methods. Three groups of coins of different compositions were found, corresponding to coins with simple monogram, complex monogram and no monogram. The gold of koson coins is not a natural one (electrum) from present Romania's territory, but is similar to the gold of pseudo-Lysimachan staters. Some possible historical conclusions are discussed.

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  1. National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering "Horia Hulubei", P. O. Box MG-6, 76900, Bucharest - Mägurele, Romania

    V. Cojocaru, B. Constantinescu & I. Ştefânescu

  2. National Museum of Romanian History, Bucharest, Romania

    C. M. Petolescu

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Cojocaru, V., Constantinescu, B., Ştefânescu, I. et al. EDXRF and PAA Analyses of Dacian Gold Coins of "Koson" Type. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 246, 185–190 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006794828873

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