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Dirham
| Issuer | Sicily, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1154-1166 |
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| Weight | 0.45 g |
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| Obverse description | Two lines of Kufic Arabic legend occupy the field, arranged horizontally across the flan. A stylized lily (fleur-de-lis) motif appears in the central field between the two lines of inscription, serving as a decorative divider. The strike is characteristic of Norman-Sicilian hammered coinage, with the legend and ornament somewhat weakly impressed on the irregular bronze flan. The combination of Arabic script with a Western heraldic device reflects the multicultural artistic tradition of the Norman court of Palermo. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic (Kufic) |
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| Reverse description | An eight-rayed star dominates the central field, rendered in low relief on the irregular flan. A Kufic Arabic legend surrounds or flanks the star, partially encircling the central device in the manner typical of Norman-Sicilian bronze issues of William I. The strike is uneven, consistent with the variable alignment and irregular planchet characteristic of twelfth-century hammered Sicilian coinage. The design reflects the distinctive bilingual and multicultural numismatic tradition of the Norman Kingdom of Sicily. |
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