Analysis of 16th to 19th Century Silver Coins

Liesel Anne Gentelli

doi:10.4225/23/59f2938acef6a

Analysis of 16th to 19th Century Silver Coins

Liesel Anne Gentelli

Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation & Analysis

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Abstract

This thesis demonstrates the application of a number of analytical techniques to the study of silver coins, to determine where,
when and how they were made. Four hundred 16th to 19th century European and Spanish American silver coins from the
Western Australian Museum were analysed using semi-destructive analytical techniques inductively coupled plasma mass
spectrometry (ICP-MS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). This research gives new information about the procurement,
manufacture and trade of silver as a global commodity, and sheds more light on trade between the Americas, Europe and the
Far East at the height of these great maritime empires during the 16th-19th centuries.

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution	The University of Western Australia
Supervisors/Advisors	Suvorova, Alexandra, Supervisor Bloom, Walter, Supervisor, External person Green, Jeremy, Supervisor Paterson, Alistair, Supervisor Hill, Jeremy, Supervisor, External person
Award date	13 Oct 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4225/23/59f2938acef6a
Publication status	Unpublished - 2017

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