Circulation of Arab Silver in Medieval Afro-Eurasia: Preliminary Observations
Roman K. Kovalev|Alexis Kaelin
Abstract Dirhams or medieval Islamic silver coins offer a unique and indispensable primary source for the study of many fundamental issues pertaining to Afro‐Eurasian history during Middle Ages that cannot be studied using any other evidence. When found in hoards, deposits five more dirhams, they are especially useful, since historical numismatists can profiles contents hoards discern numerous questions. Thus, 1656 containing almost half million recorded date show close three quarters them were deposited not Muslim world, but northern Europe from c .800 .1100 brought there mostly via Russia. This finding brings questions need answering future. One key conclusions present is this gravitated silver‐scarce was exchanged items great demand ‘House Islam’– furs slaves.
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