Some imitation Islamic coins minted in early medieval Europe — updated map etc and links :) http://www.caitlingreen.org/2015/03/some-imitation-islamic-coins.html …pic.twitter.com/xmzX5Wa964
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An 8thC imitation of an 'Abbāsid dinar of AD 773/4, thought to be minted in Carolingian Europe by Charlemagne: http://webapps.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/explorer/index.php?oid=199633 …pic.twitter.com/tE341qTUzS
10thC coin imitating an Islamic dirham w/ cross & bird added, poss issued by Olga of Kiev: https://www.academia.edu/20315581/Where_Did_Rus_Grand_Princess_Olga_s_Falcon_Find_Its_Cross … & http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=65320&partId=1&object=21150&sortBy=&page=66 …pic.twitter.com/Ju5lDLVDIE
Imitation Islamic dirham found Gotland, issued in the 9thC by Jewish Khazars who added a reference to Moses: http://web.archive.org/web/20070928092148/http://www.myntkabinettet.se/notiser/spillings2.htm …pic.twitter.com/i1wCUAaCcn
A late 9th-century Khazar imitation dirham with tamgha-like signs on the outer edge, probably reused as a Viking brooch; found in North Yorkshire: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/629137 …pic.twitter.com/CC9ECmqIzD
A probably 8thC Carolingian imitation of an 'Abbāsid dinar of AD 773/4: http://numismatics.org/collection/1931.115.1 …pic.twitter.com/5yRIg0NGrT
A very nice example of a genuine 8thC 'Abbāsid gold dinar, dated 784–785, found at Brandon, Suffolk (EMC 2007.0235).pic.twitter.com/JVrDQNIm7r
Do not forget mimicking foreign currency was standard fare in AltMedieval Europe see 540AD Thierry&son fake Justinian solidus
Absolutely!
Not sure how the Roman lettering was supposed to convince anyone 
Or was it just trendy design for his own currency?
It's an interesting question! Certainly, the Arabic is very well done and readable... :)
So who were the Arabic speakers striking Anglo-Saxon coins?
Or just designing, I guess
This is fascinating. Put me in mind of pseudo-Kufic borders on garments in Italian Renaissance paintings > misconstrued letter-shapes.
it is not long before you are declared an heretic
Is the one on the left not genuine, but the one on the right is?
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