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AL-Andalus – MAghreb. CIRculation of gold and silver for coinage in the Medieval Islamic West (8th-13th centuries)
The circulation of gold from sub-Saharan Africa to the shores of the Mediterranean has received particular attention from medievalists historians. Written sources, in particular the texts of Arab geographers, bear witness to the wealth of regions from which the gold used in Arabic coinage was from. However, it is difficult to estimate the extent of this use. Read more...