kufic coins
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Mohammedan coins with Kufic or ancient Arabic characters. The first were struck in the eighteenth year of the Hegira (A.D. 638).
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “kufic coins” mean?
Mohammedan coins with Kufic or ancient Arabic characters. The first were struck in the eighteenth year of the Hegira (A.D. 638).
Is “kufic coins” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.