PugJesus@lemmy.world to Ancient Coins@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoGold Umayyad coin, probably minted in Damascus, 691 AD-692 ADlemmy.worldimagemessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up120arrow-down1imageGold Umayyad coin, probably minted in Damascus, 691 AD-692 ADlemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.world to Ancient Coins@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square2fedilinkfile-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-up3·9 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.
minus-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-28 days 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.