Medieval Arab coins found near Viking trading centre in Poland Six early medieval Arab silver coins and two coin fragments have been discovered in northern Poland, potentially offering new evidence for the trading networks connected with the Viking-Age settlement of Truso. The coins were provisionally dated to the first half of the ninth century. Arab dirhams circulated in enormous numbers across northern and eastern Europe during the Viking Age. Their distribution provides archaeological evidence for the extensive commercial networks that linked Scandinavia and the Baltic with eastern Europe, Byzantium and the Islamic world. Original article: https://www.medievalists.net/2026/09/medieval-arab-coins-found-near-viking-trading-centre-in-poland Another article on the find: https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/77056 Arabic Coins found in Poland The photograph shows only one side of each coin I attempted to identify the coins, all silver dirhams: 1. Caliph Al-Madhi (AD 775-785) 2. Caliph Al-Rashid (AD 786-809), Harun Al-Rashid was the caliph of the "Arabian Nights". 3. Caliph Al-Rashid (AD 786-809) 4. Caliph Al-Rashid (AD 786-809) 5. Caliph Al-Rashid (AD 786-809) 6. Caliph Al-Mamun (AD 813-833) It will be interesting to see what the coin experts come up with.
