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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pellinore, post: 4311110, member: 74834&quot;]And from Egypt we may take a short cruise to <b>Sicily</b>, that about a thousand year ago was an outpost of the Fatimid dynasty that ruled Northern Africa. </p><p><br /></p><p>I always found this a fascinating coin type. It&#039;s a sort of mill consisting of prayers. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1096347[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Gold quarter dinar Fatimids about 1060. Al-Mustansir 1036-1094. Siqillyah (=Sicily). Stellate type. 15 mm, 0.77 gr. Obv.: the centre field consists of the kalima, and the marginal inscription consists of verse 33 from Chapter 9 of the Holy Qur’an. Rev.: the centre field has the name and title of Al-Mustansir, and the marginal inscription provides the mint name and date. Album 722.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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