PugJesus@lemmy.world to Ancient Coins@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoGold Umayyad coin, probably minted in Damascus, 691 AD-692 ADlemmy.worldimagemessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: historyartifacts@lemmy.world
arrow-up122arrow-down1imageGold Umayyad coin, probably minted in Damascus, 691 AD-692 ADlemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.world to Ancient Coins@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square2linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: historyartifacts@lemmy.world
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27396673 https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-gold-solidus-av1085/
minus-squareEvilCartyenMlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoDirect copy of a Byzantine coin, with select design changes to e.g. the cross. Pretty clever, actually, to take over and pretend everything was the same.
minus-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-23 months agoOh, that’s right. Had to look it up. See the second picture.
Direct copy of a Byzantine coin, with select design changes to e.g. the cross. Pretty clever, actually, to take over and pretend everything was the same.
Oh, that’s right. Had to look it up. See the second picture.