@KrustyAllslopp @MoAnsar @caitlinrgreen what is Islamic Dirham?
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Replying to @KrustyAllslopp
@krustyallslopp@caitlinrgreen@moansar I thought it was just Dirham. :-)3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@kitchusb "Islamic dirhams" simply standard term for coins of that era, produced+used from Spain to Uzbekistan :)@KrustyAllslopp@MoAnsar2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@KrustyAllslopp@kitchusb@MoAnsar no problem! :-) They are fascinating pieces, tho' I still find the gold dinar issued by Offa of Mercia >1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@KrustyAllslopp@kitchusb@MoAnsar > in 8thC most interesting of all, most intriguing to see an Anglo-Saxon kings minting such a coin :)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@KrustyAllslopp@kitchusb@MoAnsar Yes, that's him--one of the most famous Anglo-Saxon kings! And he def was interested in the design of >1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@KrustyAllslopp @kitchusb @MoAnsar > his coins, so suggests a very deliberate act, not an unthinking copying of Islamic dinar.
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