PřF:C2862 Numismatics - materials and te - Course Information
C2862 Numismatics - materials and technology
Faculty of Scienceautumn 2021
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. RNDr. Lukáš Richtera, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. RNDr. Jiří Příhoda, CSc.
Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Supplier department: Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science - Timetable
- Wed 16:00–17:50 C14/207
- Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of general and inorganic chemistry (especially metals - manufacturing of raw material, manufacturing and processing of metals, alloys, oxidation and corrosion processes), alt. principles of analytical methods used for inorganic materials analysis (metal, alloys, corrosion products).
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Chemistry of Conservation - Restoration (programme PřF, B-CH)
- Chemistry of Conservation - Restoration (programme PřF, N-CH)
- Course objectives
- Understanding the technology of mintage alloys manufacturing and technology of mintage itself is one of the key aspects when choosing the best way of mintage material treatment and can be helpful at analysis interpretation as well. Mintage alloys composition and homogenity can vary significantly even in the same coin batch and in a short period. In consequence there can be a different resistance to corrosion. Moreover there can be found a rather significant number of counterfeit coins originating from the same time. To choose the best way of mintage conservation we have to take into account all of these aspects and the goal of the lectures is to make students familiar with the issues.
- Learning outcomes
- Students will gain knowledge about materials and technologies of manufacturing of coins and medals, they will be able to propose the most convenient methods of survey and conservation of the specific material.
- Syllabus
- Mintage metals and their alloys, specifics, defects, corrosion. Manufacturing and processing of mintage alloys, effect on material metalography. Final treatment and effect of mintage itself on a material structure. History of mintage. Mintage manufacturing defects influencing composition, quality and corrosion resistence. Counterfeit coins from the same period, main technological processes of production. Mintage material analyses and their correct interpretation. Mintage conservation and cleaning - effects on composition and structure of material.
- Literature
- Teaching methods
- Lecture
- Assessment methods
- Final examination
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (autumn 2021, recent)
- Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/sci/autumn2021/C2862