The use of computed tomography for the study of archaeological coins
The use of computed tomography for the study of archaeological coins
Computed tomography enables non-destructive three-dimensional densitometric information of the internal structure and external geometry of many archaeological artefacts to be acquired. This paper uses work completed by the μ-VIS X-ray Imaging Centre at the University of Southampton to illustrate how computed tomography can be used to accurately record surface and sub-surface data of intact coin hoards contained within pots. An examination of coin placement, coin identification and segmentation and extraction of individual coins for use within a virtual environment are presented. Computed tomography used in this way will enable numismatists to identify otherwise hidden coins, and to visualise, share and archive coin data.
3D imaging, Coin hoard, Computed tomography, Roman
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Miles, James
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Mavrogordato, Mark
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Sinclair, Ian
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Hinton, David
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Boardman, Richard
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Earl, Graeme
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1 April 2016
Miles, James
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Mavrogordato, Mark
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Sinclair, Ian
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Hinton, David
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Boardman, Richard
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Earl, Graeme
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Miles, James, Mavrogordato, Mark, Sinclair, Ian, Hinton, David, Boardman, Richard and Earl, Graeme
(2016)
The use of computed tomography for the study of archaeological coins.
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 6, .
(doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.01.019).
Abstract
Computed tomography enables non-destructive three-dimensional densitometric information of the internal structure and external geometry of many archaeological artefacts to be acquired. This paper uses work completed by the μ-VIS X-ray Imaging Centre at the University of Southampton to illustrate how computed tomography can be used to accurately record surface and sub-surface data of intact coin hoards contained within pots. An examination of coin placement, coin identification and segmentation and extraction of individual coins for use within a virtual environment are presented. Computed tomography used in this way will enable numismatists to identify otherwise hidden coins, and to visualise, share and archive coin data.
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Published date: 1 April 2016
Keywords:
3D imaging, Coin hoard, Computed tomography, Roman
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Local EPrints ID: 451982
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/451982
ISSN: 2352-409X
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