Arabian Gold Coins Unearthed from Tang Tombs in Xi’an

In 1964, three Arabic gold coins were unearthed from a Tang tomb in Xiyaotou Village, Xi’an. This paper provides a detailed analysis of these three gold coins, suggesting that they were minted during the Umayyad Caliphate Dynasty, and the inscriptions on the gold coins belong to the Oriental system. These three gold coins are the earliest Islamic coins found in China, and the only known physical evidence of Sino-Arab communication from the Tang Dynasty.