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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@peterfrankopan @DorothyKing > sourced+used by Central Asian intermediaries to supplement faltering dirham supply, so v different--hence >
@peterfrankopan @DorothyKing > why Indian coins only in late hoards, not in more common earlier ones (which would expect if just curios??).
@caitlinrgreen @DorothyKing that's fine if, of course, dirham supplies/silver famine are 'real'. But there are other possibilities !
@caitlinrgreen @peterfrankopan yes! countries without much coinage often used others' - as bullion more than currency.
@DorothyKing @peterfrankopan Indeed. Silver dirhams being used as bullion in N. Europe; when not enough dirhams to meet demand, others used.
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