An 8th/9thC Carolingian cross brooch w/ an Arabic inscription, found Ballycottin, Ireland: http://voxhiberionacum.wordpress.com/2013/04/09/cork-carolingian-connections/ …pic.twitter.com/CMLhPMWHbb
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This poss Anglo-Saxon dinar is based on an 'Abbasid dinar of 789-90/792-3, so poss issued by Offa's successor, Coenwulf?! But trade or alms?
@caitlinrgreen @JAJafri I forget, why were they imitating the dinars?
@ambrin_hayat @JAJafri That is a good question; poss as=standard measure of weight of gold, w/ some saying then paid this to the Pope; on >
@ambrin_hayat @JAJafri > >the other hand, can be asked whether likely English kings paying Pope w/ coin that is inscribed 'there is no God >
@ambrin_hayat @JAJafri > but Allah alone', so maybe for use in trade? This 2nd, slightly different imitation would support that, perhaps :)
@caitlinrgreen @JAJafri Thank you. Very interesting.
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