This practice could have been inspired by encounters with Roman coins in the names of empresses, and it has also been suggested that the appearance of Irene on Byzantine coinage led Offa's queen to place her image on coins as well.
This practice could have been inspired by encounters with Roman coins in the names of empresses. The appearance of Irene on Byzantine coinage led Offa's queen to place her image on coins as well. This has also been suggested.