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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FitzNigel, post: 2823526, member: 74712&quot;]Yep - there&#039;s a couple examples of this.&nbsp; This follis was minted for a Capua which was a fully Christian area, but it contains pseudo-cufic to acquaint the residents there with the Arabic Coins:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]663626[/ATTACH] </p><p>Norman Italy - Capua</p><p>Anfusus, r. 1136-1144; AE Follaro, 10.86 mm x 0.69 grams</p><p>Obv.: O/A/N in left field, standing figure holding sword</p><p>Rev.: Pseudo-Cufic legend, cross above and below</p><p>Ref.: NCKS 14var., [MEC 14.188]</p><p>Ex.: Baldwin’s Auction 40, lot 1264, 3 May 2005</p><p><br /></p><p>This Crusader coin one I also like, as it is a Norman adopting Byzantine currency and design, but it shows him wearing Muslim dress:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]663630[/ATTACH] </p><p>Crusader - Antioch</p><p>Tancred, Regent, r. 1101-1103, 1104-1112</p><p>AE Type 2 Follis, 20.3 mm x 3.3 grams</p><p>Obv.: Bust of Tancred facing, wearing turban, holding sword </p><p>Rev.: Cross pommetée, fleuronnée at base; IC XC NI KA in quarters</p><p>Ref.: De Wit 4079</p><p>Overstruck on a First type follis of Tancred (CCS 3b)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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