• @PugJesusOPM
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    142 days ago

    https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/31108001

    Coins of the period often imitated what was seen as ‘prestigious’ or high-quality coinage, and in this period, coinage of the Abbasid Caliphate was seen as very prestigious. Still, for a Christian kingdom at the far end of Europe to make a coin in imitation of a primarily Middle-Eastern Muslim polity is unusual. It’s a fascinating little thing.

  • @Sanctus
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    72 days ago

    Imagine living in the time were kings had the Rex suffix. It just sounds cool. Charles Rex, admittedly, does not sound that cool.

    • @PugJesusOPM
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      2 days ago

      Don’t worry, commonly, the names are Latinized too - Carolus Rex!

      • Mîm
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        31 day ago

        Sounds better. And is a good album too.

  • zetafish
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    42 days ago

    Why are we in historical artifacts and A.D. is being used instead of C.E.? Is it just me bothered by this?