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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@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 I am but wouldn't want to distract you from your chosen field! Indian coins outside India signify export of goods to India?
@JAJafri I'll see what I can pull together :) There's also a few Roman-era pieces too! And, to a degree--a trade link certainly, but exact >
@JAJafri > nature complex... Prob Central Asian intermediaries etc, who exchange silver, silk etc for slaves/furs from Vikings, for example.
@caitlinrgreen I have seen accounts of #Viking trade with #Arabs & #Turks @bintbattuta, & later on, #Armenians trading with South/S-E Asia?
@JAJafri intermediaries in Viking trade were Samanids, trading w/ Vikings at Bolghar in North and presumably w/ Gandhara merchants in South.
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