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1/4 Dinar 'Tarì' - Al-Mustansir Billah
| Uitgever | Fatimid Caliphate |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1036-1094 |
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| Waarde | 1/4 Dinar |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | The obverse field is entirely occupied by a multi-line Arabic religious legend arranged in horizontal registers within a plain inner circle, itself enclosed by a double linear border and an outer rope or pellet border at the rim. The inscription comprises the Shahada followed by the Shi'a addition acknowledging 'Ali as the friend of Allah, presented in a compact Kufic or early Naskhi script typical of Fatimid gold coinage. No figurative imagery is present, consistent with Islamic aniconic tradition. The flan is irregular in outline, reflecting hand-hammered production, with the legends slightly off-centre as commonly seen on Fatimid quarter dinars of this period. |
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| Schrift keerzijde | Arabic |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Al-Mustansir's reign of 58 years is the longest of any Fatimid caliph — and among the longest of any Islamic ruler — but it was far from stable. The catastrophic famine and civil strife of the 1060s–70s, known as the "Great Calamity," so devastated Egypt that the Fatimid treasury was reportedly stripped bare and the court library sold off. Gold coinage continued, but the economic disruption of those decades is occasionally reflected in reduced fineness on issues from the period.
The Sicilian tarì derives its name and fractional weight standard directly from this Fatimid type, transmitted through the Norman conquest of the island after 1072.