%0 Journal Article %T Caracteriza£ż£żo de uma moeda portuguesa proveniente da Villa Romana de S£żo Pedro, em fronteira (Alentejo, Portugal) %A Mata %A A. L. %A Salta %A M. M. L. %A Neto %A M. M. M. %A Mendon£ża %A M. H. %A Fonseca %A I. T. E. %J Corros£żo e Protec£ż£żo de Materiais %D 2009 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X this paper reports data from a study carried out on a portuguese coin, the real branco from d. jo£żo i, found in the archaeological site of the roman villa of s£żo pedro, in fronteira (alentejo, portugal). characterization of the corrosion products, surface morphology and elemental composition of the coin was performed using non-destructive techniques, namely, optical microscopy (om), scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive spectroscopy (sem-eds) and powder x-ray diffraction spectroscopy (xrd). the obtained results were consistent with the historical data. %K real white %K patina %K optical microscopy %K scanning electron microscopy %K energy dispersive spectroscopy %K powder x-ray diffraction. %U http://www.scielo.gpeari.mctes.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0870-11642009000400001&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en