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

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Ah yes, Offa Rex and his queen, Bofa Deez.

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And their son Prince Nutz

Prince Deez Nuts

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

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

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Sounds better. And is a good album too.

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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.

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That’s legitimately cool.

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Historical Artifacts

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Just a community for everyone to share artifacts, reconstructions, or replicas for the historically-inclined to admire!

Generally, an artifact should be 100+ years old, but this is a flexible requirement if you find something rare and suitably linked to an era of history, not a strict rule. Anything over 100 is fair game regardless of rarity.

Generally speaking, ruins should go to !historyruins@lemmy.world

Illustrations of the past should go to !historyillustrations@lemmy.world

Photos of the past should go to !HistoryPorn@lemmy.world

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