scanning tech helps archaeologists identify rare ‘ghost coin’

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SOPHISTICATED CT SCANNING TECHNOLOGY NORMALLY USED BY RESEARCHERS FROM WMG AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK TO ASSIST HIGH TECH MANUFACTURING, HAS HELPED UNCOVER THE EXISTENCE OF A RARE SILVER COIN CALLED AN 'INDIO' DISCOVERED BY ARCHAEOLOGISTS INVESTIGATING A SHIPWRECK OFF THE COAST OF OMAN.

Over 2,800 artefacts were found in the wreck, including a bronze bell with an inscription dating back to 1498, gold coins from the era and an important bronze disc embossed with the "esfera armilar" -- a personal emblem of Dom Manuel I, the then-king of Portugal.

Full story here : http://www.heritagedaily.com/2016/04/sophisticated-engineering-scanning-tech-helps-archaeologists-identify-rare-ghost-coin/110671