The Study of the Coins of the Golden Horde and Crimean Khanate from the Excavations of the Prince's Palace and'Church of 1967'of Mangup Fortress(SW Crimea):Chemical Composition of the Coin Alloys

摘要

The paper presents the results of archaeological research of Mangup fortress which is one of the largest sites of so-called"cave towns"of the South-West Crimea group.The precise chemical composition of coins was examined by X-Ray fluorescence analysis(XRF)on a Supermini 200(Rigaku,Japan)sequential wavelength-dispersive spectrometer.The analysis of coin alloys indicated some trends in the coin production of Crimea and the surrounding areas.