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"Islamic" Gold Coins of an English King
These are the gold coins of an English King. They were minted between 758-796 CE by King Offa of Mercia, Kent. The first side of the coin contains Arabic inscriptions which reads:
Medieval Islamic Coins found near Cambridge
Evidence of Muslim presence in the Americas before Columbus: Medieval Islamic coins of North Africa from a buried hoard found in 1787, during road-building excavations between Cambridge and Malden, Massachusetts, USA.
Al Masudi's Map of the World (871-957CE)
Al Masudi's Map of the World showing Ard Majhoola or "unknown territory" (the Americas) highlighted here in red. The Muslim historian and geographer Al Masudi died in 957CE some 500 years before Columbus set sail! |
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