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<p>[QUOTE="FitzNigel, post: 4706604, member: 74712"]The Tari are difficult to find at a reasonable price that have visible legends around the outside. Mine was a lucky find at a coin show for about $200, but not much of the legends can be seen:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1155327[/ATTACH] Norman Italy - Sicily</p><p>Roger II, r. 1130-1154 (1140-1154)</p><p>Palermo mint, AV Taris, 12.66 mm x 1.1 grams</p><p>Obv.: Outer Cufic legend denoting date and mint, inner Cufic legend al-malik Rujar al-mu’tazz bi-llah, pellet in center of dotted circle</p><p>Rev.: Outer cufic legend denoting date and mint, in center, cross potent on shaft with pellet between IC XC NI KA</p><p>Ref.: NCKS 240, MEC 14.202, De Wit 3796</p><p><br /></p><p>I wonder if there is a way to determine the date of these coins with incomplete legends, but still portions of it visible. Another project to someday tackle...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="FitzNigel, post: 4706604, member: 74712"]The Tari are difficult to find at a reasonable price that have visible legends around the outside. Mine was a lucky find at a coin show for about $200, but not much of the legends can be seen: [ATTACH=full]1155327[/ATTACH] Norman Italy - Sicily Roger II, r. 1130-1154 (1140-1154) Palermo mint, AV Taris, 12.66 mm x 1.1 grams Obv.: Outer Cufic legend denoting date and mint, inner Cufic legend al-malik Rujar al-mu’tazz bi-llah, pellet in center of dotted circle Rev.: Outer cufic legend denoting date and mint, in center, cross potent on shaft with pellet between IC XC NI KA Ref.: NCKS 240, MEC 14.202, De Wit 3796 I wonder if there is a way to determine the date of these coins with incomplete legends, but still portions of it visible. Another project to someday tackle...[/QUOTE]
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