Indian silver coins in Viking-age northern Europe & Britain--brief post by me incl maps etc :) http://www.caitlingreen.org/2014/12/indian-silver-coins-in-viking-age.html …pic.twitter.com/r6Ko7r3Jlm
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@caitlinrgreen Ive loved these posts! I wonder though about the non-hoard Indian finds. Some amnt of S.Asian coinage came back in 18th-20thc
@MitchFraas Thank you! I agree, non-hoard coins=worrisome. Think Shahi coins of right period+metal as continental coins=plausible, others >
@MitchFraas > need more scepticism? As you say, later S. Indian coins def came back as 'tourist' pieces, so possible some early ones too.
@caitlinrgreen Very interesting!Have you plans to extend your work to cover #Indian #Coins found in #Britain from this era up to the 1600s?
@JAJafri I hadn't thought to do so, but certainly could have a look for you if you're interested :) The British material is much more >
@JAJafri > accessible than the continental and a quick glance suggests small numbers of medieval finds, then quite a bit more post-medieval.
@caitlinrgreen How did a #Buddha statue end up in an 8th-century #Swedish grave! @DalrympleWill @Hiddenheritage @ambrin_hayat @wilmerdon?
@JAJafri @DalrympleWill @Hiddenheritage @ambrin_hayat @wilmerdon Indeed, v curious---prob pre-Viking version of Central Asian trade route?!
@caitlinrgreen @JAJafri @DalrympleWill @Hiddenheritage @ambrin_hayat
Yes Varangian princes of Kievan Rus often raided across Caucasus >
@DandyMarkjohn Sure, I'll help if I can :)
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