a roman coin that has baffled historians, thought to have been a fake for hundreds of years. a close look shows pit marks. these and its crude design led to the experts thinking it was made by forgers in the 18th century. oh, that s really nice around there. can we get a higher resolution image of that? but scientist, paul pearson thought they were wrong. so he began a forensic investigation. silicon, oxygen, iron. under a high power microscope, he found scratches, which could only have been produced by rubbing together with other coins in purses. and a chemical analysis showed that it had been buried under the soilfor hundreds of years. all clues that indicate that it was genuine. yeah, look at that. i think what we found is an emperor, an important historical figure in his own time, thought to have been a fake, been written off by all the experts and the historians. we ve found that he was real
join in with everyone. well, gaming clearly can be a force for good for many people. now, how do i get out of this level? a roman emperor in the 3rd century, who was written out of history as a fictional character, really did exist according to new research. specialists have looked again at an ancient gold coin which bears the name and portrait of emperor sponsian but was believed to have been a fake until now. our science correspondent pallab ghosh has been to the hunterian museum in glasgow, where the coin is on display. a roman coin that has baffled historians, thought to have been a fake for hundreds of years. a close look shows pit marks. these, and its crude design, led to the experts thinking it was made by forgers in the 18th century. oh, that s really nice around there. can we get a higher resolution image of that?
historians, thought to have been a fake for hundreds of years. a close look shows pit marks, these and its crude design led to the experts thinking it was made by forgers in the 18th century. oh, that s really nice there. can we get a higher resolution image of that? but paul pearson thought they were wrong so he began a forensic investigation. silicon, oxygen, iron. under a high powered microscope, he found scratches which could only have been produced by rubbing together with other coins in purses. and a chemical analysis showed that it had been buried under the soil for hundreds of years, all clues that indicate that it was genuine. yes, look at that. i think what we ve found is an emperor, an important historical figure in his own time, thought to have been a fake, been written off by all the experts and historians, we have found that he was real and that he had a role in history.
a roman coin that has baffled historians, thought to have been a fake for hundreds of years. a close look shows pit marks. these, and its crude design, led to the experts thinking it was made by forgers in the 18th century. oh, that s really nice around there. can we get a higher resolution image of that? but scientist paul pearson thought they were wrong. so he began a forensic investigation. silicon, oxygen, iron. under a high power microscope, he found scratches, which could only have been produced by rubbing together with other coins in purses. and a chemical analysis showed that it had been buried under the soil for hundreds of years. all clues that indicate that it was genuine. yeah, look at that. i think what we found is an emperor, an important historical figure in his own time, thought to have been a fake, been written off by all the experts and the historians. we ve found that he was real and that he had a role in history.
tell. on the pieces of the aircraft, in was a fire explosion, there s pitting and characteristic pit marks depending on what caused the explosion. on the wreckage itself, there s a crumbling and tearing pattern. and whether the motion in which they were torn apart it s all very important. experienced investigators can tell preliminarily from looking at the pieces. in this case, they re taking them back to perth and they will decide what to do. there will be clues right away from the wreckage. the key, of course, is to get it and determine it s from the plane. that s what i meant. if there are no markings, how you can determine it is from 370 specifically? well they re pretty telltale signs. for example, on the plane, on the inside of the plane, it s kind of a gray/green color. most parts from aircraft, in