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The Umayyad Arab mint at Badakhshan (the extreme northwest of modern Afghanistan) has only three surviving coins, each cast as a Tang dynasty cash coin with Arabic legends on the reverse reading “Muhammed is the Messenger of God” [1800×892]

October 4, 2024

by SAMDOT

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The Umayyad Arab mint at Badakhshan (the extreme northwest of modern Afghanistan) has only three surviving coins, each cast as a Tang dynasty cash coin with Arabic legends on the reverse reading “Muhammed is the Messenger of God” [1800×892]

[1674×1080] Specially constructed Army shoe for David M. Dotson, 37th Tennessee Regiment, CSA, who lost his foot in the Battle of Franklin. The shoe was specifically designed to accommodate him. Circa 1864.

Remains of wall painting in church of Sant Climent de Pal in Andorra. It was built in the 11th or 12th century and then again in the 17th or 18th century [3696 × 2448]

Fresco of St. Christopher Carrying Baby Jesus on His Shoulder, Trent Cathedral [1920×1080]