J.IIC-CG VOLUME 3 (1978)

The Technical Analysis of Coinage from the Medieval Rock-Cut Church at Gurat, France

Ursula M. Franklin, Michael Gervers

The paper illustrates the usefulness of technical information in firming up a difficult chronology. The results of the semi-quantitative X-ray fluorescence analysis of worn coins allowed the authors to place the events that led to the abandoning of a rock-cut church in France into a precise time frame.

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