A deposit of Kilwa-type coins from Songo Mnara, Tanzania

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dc.citation.firstpage102en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber1en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleAzania: Archaeological Research in Africaen_US
dc.citation.lastpage116en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber49en_US
dc.contributor.authorPerkins, Johnen_US
dc.contributor.authorFleisher, Jeffreyen_US
dc.contributor.authorWynne-Jones, Stephanieen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-28T21:55:03Zen_US
dc.date.available2014-03-28T21:55:03Zen_US
dc.date.issued2014en_US
dc.description.abstractA deposit of coins was recovered during excavations at Songo Mnara, Tanzania, containing over 300 copper Kilwa-type coins. This is the first deposit or hoard of these coins found in a well defined archaeological context and it therefore offers a unique glimpse into both the typology of these coins and their contemporary uses. The ramifications of the Songo Mnara deposit are discussed. In particular, the deposit is firmly attributable to the end of the fourteenth or very early fifteenth centuries, allowing for some chronological resolution. Coins of the late eleventh- to early twelfth-century sultan Ali ibn al-Hasan show that these types remained in circulation for several hundred years. In addition, the common coin type of Nasir ad-Dunya can now be attributed firmly to the fifteenth and possibly fourteenth centuries by this find. Finally, the paper discusses the burial of the coins in the foundations of a stonehouse and the fact that this likely represented the building of value into the house and an investment in place. Other finds, such as a carnelian necklace found with the coins, testify to the importance of this practice.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPerkins, John, Fleisher, Jeffrey and Wynne-Jones, Stephanie. "A deposit of Kilwa-type coins from Songo Mnara, Tanzania." <i>Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa,</i> 49, no. 1 (2014) Routledge: 102-116. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0067270X.2013.871979.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0067270X.2013.871979en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/75790en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherRoutledgeen_US
dc.rightsThis is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by Routledge.en_US
dc.subject.keywordSwahilien_US
dc.subject.keywordKilwaen_US
dc.subject.keywordSongo Mnaraen_US
dc.subject.keywordcoinsen_US
dc.subject.keywordhoarden_US
dc.subject.keyworddepositen_US
dc.titleA deposit of Kilwa-type coins from Songo Mnara, Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
dc.type.publicationpost-printen_US
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