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Offa's coin - isn't that Mercia and not Wales?

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The first evidence of Muslims in Wales is King Offa's coin. The coin, minted in 774CE has the Islamic declaration of faith in Arabic on the front. citation needed

Mercia, best as I can tell, was in the modern English Midlands, and an Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It bordered Wales, it fought with the Welsh, but I don't see how an Islamic-influenced coin in Mercia proves anything for Wales. MatthewVanitas ( talk) 18:33, 7 August 2012 (UTC) reply

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Offa's coin - isn't that Mercia and not Wales?

I removed this bit:

The first evidence of Muslims in Wales is King Offa's coin. The coin, minted in 774CE has the Islamic declaration of faith in Arabic on the front. citation needed

Mercia, best as I can tell, was in the modern English Midlands, and an Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It bordered Wales, it fought with the Welsh, but I don't see how an Islamic-influenced coin in Mercia proves anything for Wales. MatthewVanitas ( talk) 18:33, 7 August 2012 (UTC) reply


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