Image-Based Retrieval and Identification of Ancient Coins

Authors:
Martin Kampel;Reinhold Huber-Mörk;Maia Zaharieva
Affiliations:
Vienna University of Technology;Austrian Research Centers;Vienna University of Technology
Venue:
IEEE Intelligent Systems
Year:
2009

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ISVC '09 Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Advances in Visual Computing: Part II

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Abstract

Reliable object identification is an essential task in the process of recognizing and tracing stolen cultural heritage. We investigate the feasibility of using computer-aided identification of ancient coins to search for a given coin on the Internet or in a digital repository. Because a coin's shape is a unique feature, we first apply a shape descriptor to capture its characteristics. Then, we use local features to describe the die information. The approach presented here shows promise for reliably identifying objects in the area of cultural heritage.