PugJesus@lemmy.world to Ancient Coins@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 days agoGold Umayyad coin, probably minted in Damascus, 691 AD-692 ADlemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkGold Umayyad coin, probably minted in Damascus, 691 AD-692 ADlemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.world to Ancient Coins@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 days agomessage-square1fedilinkfile-text
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27396673 https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-gold-solidus-av1085/
minus-squareEvilCartyen@feddit.dkMlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·26 days 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.
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.