The Crusaders are not afraid to use people's money

The gold coins found in a Crusader castle in Israel last month revealed a way of circulating money about 1,000 years ago, according to Bloomberg news published August 7.

More than 100 gold coins mentioned above were found at Arsur castle, including most of the dinars circulating during the Fatimid dynasty in Egypt. This dynasty existed before the Crusades took place.

Ancient gold dinars are found in Israel

Arsur Castle was once a center for trading and exchanging industrial and agricultural products since 1241 until it was destroyed 24 years later.

The fact that the jihad knight used the gold coins of the Egyptians at that time was cast before the Crusade broke out was a great surprise. Because for these knights, the country's currency use is very important, said Oren Tal, an archaeologist at Tel Aviv University (Israel), speaking to Bloomberg.

The discovery shows that European jihadists, who are used to using thin silver coins to buy and sell, quickly adapted to the Middle Eastern currency, Robert Kool, an ancient coin specialist at the Commission. Israeli Antiquities Task Force (IAA).

According to an ancient Egyptian document, two golden dinars could
Help a large family live well for 1 month

Kool also identified the gold coins found at Castle Asur as an 'interesting example and first known for how the holy knight used gold'.

According to an ancient Egyptian document, with only two golden dinars, a large family can live well for a month.