دورية أكاديمية
Authenticating coins of the 'Roman emperor' Sponsian.
| العنوان: | Authenticating coins of the 'Roman emperor' Sponsian. |
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| المؤلفون: | Pearson PN; Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom., Botticelli M; Kelvin Centre for Conservation and Cultural Heritage Research, School of Culture and Creative Arts, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom., Ericsson J; Curator of Numismatics, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom., Olender J; Kelvin Centre for Conservation and Cultural Heritage Research, School of Culture and Creative Arts, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom., Spruženiece L; School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom. |
| المصدر: | PloS one [PLoS One] 2022 Nov 23; Vol. 17 (11), pp. e0274285. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 23 (Print Publication: 2022). |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1932-6203 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19326203 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PLoS One Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: San Francisco, CA : Public Library of Science |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Numismatics* , Burial*, Male ; Humans ; Bone Cements ; Commerce ; Dental Materials |
| مستخلص: | The 'Roman emperor' Sponsian is known only from an assemblage of coins allegedly found in Transylvania (Romania) in 1713. They are very unlike regular Roman coins in style and manufacture, with various enigmatic features including bungled legends and historically mixed motifs, and have long been dismissed as poorly made forgeries. Here we present non-destructive imaging and spectroscopic results that show features indicative of authenticity. Deep micro-abrasion patterns suggest extensive circulation-wear. Superficial patches of soil minerals bound by authigenic cement and overlain by oxidation products indicate a history of prolonged burial then exhumation. These observations force a re-evaluation of Sponsian as a historical personage. Combining evidence from the coins with the historical record, we suggest he was most likely an army commander in the isolated Roman Province of Dacia during the military crisis of the 260s CE, and that his crudely manufactured coins supported a functioning monetary economy that persisted locally for an appreciable period. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright: © 2022 Pearson et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.) |
| References: | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2019 Dec;26(36):37254-37274. (PMID: 31749005) |
| المشرفين على المادة: | 0 (Bone Cements) 0 (Dental Materials) |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20221123 Date Completed: 20221125 Latest Revision: 20221213 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20221213 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC9683583 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0274285 |
| PMID: | 36417346 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 1932-6203 |
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| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0274285 |