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Dr Caitlin Green
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Dr Caitlin Green

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History, archaeology, place-names & early lit. Main research on post-Roman Britain & Anglo-Saxon England; also long-distance trade, migration & contact.

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    1. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 16 Apr 2016

      Some imitation Islamic coins minted in early medieval Europe — updated map etc and links :) http://www.caitlingreen.org/2015/03/some-imitation-islamic-coins.html …pic.twitter.com/xmzX5Wa964

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    2. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 7 May 2016
      Replying to @caitlinrgreen

      An imitation of an 'Abbāsid gold dinar of 789–90/792–3 w/ added crosses, thought to have been struck in Englandpic.twitter.com/u0fXf0U8BI

      8 replies 77 retweets 105 likes
      Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 4 Aug 2017

      Offa's 8thC Anglo-Saxon gold dinar vs. a genuine dinar of the 'Abbāsid caliph Al-Mansur, struck AD 773/4 (rotated): http://www.caitlingreen.org/2015/03/some-imitation-islamic-coins.html …pic.twitter.com/dabzRE2PWq

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        2. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 6 Aug 2017
          Replying to @caitlinrgreen

          An 8thC imitation of an 'Abbāsid dinar of AD 773/4, thought to be minted in Carolingian Europe by Charlemagne: http://webapps.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/explorer/index.php?oid=199633 …pic.twitter.com/tE341qTUzS

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        3. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 6 Aug 2017
          Replying to @caitlinrgreen

          10thC coin imitating an Islamic dirham w/ cross & bird added, poss issued by Olga of Kiev: https://www.academia.edu/20315581/Where_Did_Rus_Grand_Princess_Olga_s_Falcon_Find_Its_Cross … & http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=65320&partId=1&object=21150&sortBy=&page=66 …pic.twitter.com/Ju5lDLVDIE

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        4. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 27 Oct 2017
          Replying to @caitlinrgreen

          Imitation Islamic dirham found Gotland, issued in the 9thC by Jewish Khazars who added a reference to Moses: http://web.archive.org/web/20070928092148/http://www.myntkabinettet.se/notiser/spillings2.htm …pic.twitter.com/i1wCUAaCcn

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        5. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen Apr 18
          Replying to @caitlinrgreen

          A late 9th-century Khazar imitation dirham with tamgha-like signs on the outer edge, probably reused as a Viking brooch; found in North Yorkshire: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/629137 …pic.twitter.com/CC9ECmqIzD

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        1. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 25 Oct 2017
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          A probably 8thC Carolingian imitation of an 'Abbāsid dinar of AD 773/4: http://numismatics.org/collection/1931.115.1 …pic.twitter.com/5yRIg0NGrT

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        2. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen Feb 26
          Replying to @caitlinrgreen

          A very nice example of a genuine 8thC 'Abbāsid gold dinar, dated 784–785, found at Brandon, Suffolk (EMC 2007.0235).pic.twitter.com/JVrDQNIm7r

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        2. T S P‏ @morangles Feb 26
          Replying to @caitlinrgreen

          Do not forget mimicking foreign currency was standard fare in AltMedieval Europe see 540AD Thierry&son fake Justinian solidus

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        3. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen Feb 26
          Replying to @morangles

          Absolutely!

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        2. Hannah‏ @overwhitmanated 4 Aug 2017
          Replying to @caitlinrgreen

          Not sure how the Roman lettering was supposed to convince anyone 😆

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        3. Hannah‏ @overwhitmanated 4 Aug 2017
          Replying to @overwhitmanated @caitlinrgreen

          Or was it just trendy design for his own currency?

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        4. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 4 Aug 2017
          Replying to @overwhitmanated

          It's an interesting question! Certainly, the Arabic is very well done and readable... :)

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        5. Hannah‏ @overwhitmanated 4 Aug 2017
          Replying to @caitlinrgreen

          So who were the Arabic speakers striking Anglo-Saxon coins?

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        6. Hannah‏ @overwhitmanated 4 Aug 2017
          Replying to @overwhitmanated @caitlinrgreen

          Or just designing, I guess

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        1. Ms AB, B.A., M.A.‏ @AGalAnd2Dogs 4 Aug 2017
          Replying to @caitlinrgreen @Rory_Naismith

          This is fascinating. Put me in mind of pseudo-Kufic borders on garments in Italian Renaissance paintings > misconstrued letter-shapes.

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        1. heathenthracian‏ @heathenthracian Jul 16
          Replying to @caitlinrgreen @ByzantineLegacy

          it is not long before you are declared an heretic

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        1. Malapert Press‏ @Runthenovel 4 Aug 2017
          Replying to @caitlinrgreen @Rory_Naismith

          Is the one on the left not genuine, but the one on the right is?

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        1. Pauline Clarke‏ @dwtpauline 4 Aug 2017
          Replying to @caitlinrgreen

          Like Offas versionmyself...

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