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Item No. 123317 ITALIAN STATES: Sicily: Roger II, 1105-1154, AV tari (1.16g), [Siqilliya], ND, Spahr-42, MEC-153, 1st series, struck 1112-1127, first half of full Muslim kalima / ornate large Tau, one pellet above, surrounded by ruler's name as bi-amr-i rujjar al-thani, "by order of Roger the Second", bold strike, choice Very Fine to Extremely Fine, R. Without reference to the Muslim messenger Muhammad, as the first half of the kalima was acceptable to Sicilian Christians. |
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