Published: 2025-12-23

Arabic Dirhams and Other Trade Related Artefacts from Łozina, Długołęka Commune, Lower Silesia

Aleksandra Pankiewicz , Arkadiusz Panic , Jakub Karol Pawlicki
Wiadomości Numizmatyczne
Section: Articles
DOI https://doi.org/10.23858/WN69.2025.003

Abstract

Research in Łozina (Długołęka commune) not only provided interesting observations on the development, functioning and disappearance of an extensive 10th-century settlement complex, but also brought new finds of Arab dirhams. The discovery of these coins is of significant value, as such specimens are seldom unearthed in the context of settlement sites, but rather in the form of treasure hoards. The article presents the aforementioned dirhams and other items from this site that are associated with trade. They also included coins from later times (Prague groschen) and weights. Both the function and the early medieval date of the latter have been questioned. Nevertheless, the analysis concentrated on the dirhams themselves, comparing them with other 10th-century finds from Silesia. Their discovery in Łozina illustrates the importance of this centre in the second half of the 10th century, but it is also a point of discussion on the course of local and supra-local trade routes at that time.

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Arabic dirhams, trade contacts, 10th century, Wrocław, Silesia

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Pankiewicz, A., Panic, A., & Pawlicki, J. K. (2025). Arabic Dirhams and Other Trade Related Artefacts from Łozina, Długołęka Commune, Lower Silesia. Wiadomości Numizmatyczne, 69(213), 43–73. https://doi.org/10.23858/WN69.2025.003

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