![]() The discovery of these coins adds validity to the reports, recorded by Muslim historians and geographers, concerning the journeys of Muslim adventurers and navigators across the Atlantic Ocean. A Moorish ship, perhaps from Spain or North Africa, seems to have crossed the Atlantic around 800 CE 15.“ Roman coins continued in use as currency into the medieval times. time after which) of the collection as a whole (which cannot be earlier than the latest coins in the collection). It is the latter that gives us the terminus a quo (i.e. Two of the coins however, are Arabic of the 8 th century CE. Nearly all the coins are Roman, from the reign of Augustus to the 4 th century CE. “….off the coast of Venezuela was discovered a hoard of Mediterranean coins with so many duplicates that it cannot well be a numismatist’s collection but rather a supply of cash. 14Ī report in Before Columbus by Cyrus Gordon describes coins found in the southern Caribbean region: In Meso-American art, we see Africans and Semites in positions of power and prestige, especially in trading communities of Mexico. Evidence leading to establishing the presence of Muslims in ancient America comes from a number of sculptures, oral traditions, eye-witness reports, artifacts, Arabic documents, coins, and inscriptions. Knowledge, agricultural products, livestock, metals, and other commercial items were exchanged between the two worlds. Long before Columbus became aware of the possibility of land in the west, Muslims, among other people, had made contact with the Americas and had already left an impression on the Native culture 13. People from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean traveled great distances, mingled with each other and exchanged knowledge and products. ![]() Quik’s book.)Īncient America was not isolated from the old world as many historians and anthropologists would have us believe. Those interested in further research are strongly urged to read Dr. Abdullah Hakim Quick, DPB Printers and Booksellers, Cape Town, South Africa. (Adopted with permission from the book, Deeper Roots, Muslims in the Americas and the Caribbean from before Columbus to the Present, by Dr. ![]()
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