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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4869340, member: 96898"]The coinage of the Norman Kingdom of Sicily comes to mind. Christian medieval rulers using Kufic script and "oriental" iconography on their coins are otherwise quite rare:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1175805[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Norman Kingdom of Sicily, under William II "the Good," AE trifollaro, 1166–1189 AD, Messina mint. Obv: lion's head facing. Rev: palm tree. 26mm, 10.27g. Ref: Spahr 117; Biaggi 1231.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1175804[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Norman Kingdom of Sicily, under William II "the Good" follaro, bronze 1166–1189 AD, Messina or Palermo mint. Obv: Lion's head left. Rev: Kufic script: "al-malik Ghulyalim al-thani" ('King William the second'). 14mm, 1.87g. Ref: Spahr 118.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4869340, member: 96898"]The coinage of the Norman Kingdom of Sicily comes to mind. Christian medieval rulers using Kufic script and "oriental" iconography on their coins are otherwise quite rare: [ATTACH=full]1175805[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Norman Kingdom of Sicily, under William II "the Good," AE trifollaro, 1166–1189 AD, Messina mint. Obv: lion's head facing. Rev: palm tree. 26mm, 10.27g. Ref: Spahr 117; Biaggi 1231. [ATTACH=full]1175804[/ATTACH] Norman Kingdom of Sicily, under William II "the Good" follaro, bronze 1166–1189 AD, Messina or Palermo mint. Obv: Lion's head left. Rev: Kufic script: "al-malik Ghulyalim al-thani" ('King William the second'). 14mm, 1.87g. Ref: Spahr 118.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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