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1 Tari - Robert
| Issuer | Kingdom of Sicily |
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| Year | 1059-1085 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Hammered gold tari of irregular flan, struck in the Fatimid tradition. The central field contains a multi-line Arabic kufic inscription arranged in four lines within a plain inner circle, reading the shahada followed by the ruler's name. A marginal legend in Arabic script runs around the outer border, partially off-flan due to the irregular striking. The overall style closely follows the Sicilian-Arab monetary tradition inherited from the earlier Muslim emirate of Sicily. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Reverse of hammered gold tari displaying a multi-line Arabic kufic inscription within a plain inner circle, the legend arranged in four lines across the central field. An outer marginal legend in Arabic script encircles the inner inscription, separated by a raised linear border. The text bears the Basmala and the salawat formula, following closely the epigraphic conventions of Fatimid-influenced Sicilian coinage. The flan is irregular and slightly cupped, consistent with hand-hammered production at the Palermo mint. |
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