Nuclear Physicists Track Money Crimes From Ancient Rome to Benjamin Franklin (IMAGE)

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Nuclear Physicists Track Money Crimes From Ancient Rome to Benjamin Franklin

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X-ray fluorescence mapping of Roman denarii. The upper panel shows the silver coins minted during the reign of Nero (37-69), while the middle panel displays the nominal silver coins minted under the reign of Septimius Severus (145-211) more than a hundred years later. The lower panel shows the x-ray analysis of early American bank notes printed by Benjamin Franklin and David Hall.

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Khachatur Manukyan

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