A 3rd-5thC AD Kushan coin, minted Afghanistan/Pakistan/NW India area & found Staffordshire: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/188350 …pic.twitter.com/Vmn4x6AtZq
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@caitlinrgreen And then it turns out Alfred the Great was part of a huge ring of early medieval coin-collectors.
@MariusHollenga Or maybe Offa----was found nr Tamworth! ;)
@caitlinrgreen He does seem like the type, yes. "Offa the Numismatic" has a nice ring to it.
@MariusHollenga Well, he did like his 'exotic' coins.....! ;) http://www.caitlingreen.org/2015/03/some-imitation-islamic-coins.html …
@caitlinrgreen This makes sense, really, the Islamic societies were quite far ahead of their times, stands to reason they'd imitate.
@caitlinrgreen I'd be pretty impressed by your average Emirate or Sultanate, if I were an Offa or a Carolingian.
@MariusHollenga Def v intriguing, esp as Offa seems to go much further than Charlemagne does in doing this!
@caitlinrgreen Charlemagne probably had his reputation to protect? I dunno.
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