al-Ẓāhir · silver kharruba

Reign 1020–1035; undated examples · Fatimid Caliphate

Brown identifies a small silver type of al-Ẓāhir in the National Museum and a related private hoard. The name and dotted or marginal inscriptions require close reading on these tiny coins. The hoards were probably found in Malta, but their original findspots are unknown.

Technical specifications

Composition
Silver / debased silver
Weight
Unknown / not verified
Diameter
Unknown / not verified
Thickness
Unknown / not verified
Total mintage
Unknown / not verified
Edge
Unknown / not verified
Mint
Sicily; precise mint unrecorded
Obverse
Unknown / not verified
Reverse
Unknown / not verified
Inscriptions
Unknown / not verified
Colour
Unknown / not verified
Serial format
Unknown / not verified

The catalogue distinguishes a documented Maltese provenance from the mere presence of a coin in a Maltese collection. This issue is included for its published local evidence; its mint must be read separately from the place where it was found.

Dating and classification

The issue belongs to a published hoard group whose exact discovery place is unrecorded. Brown’s attribution is retained with its uncertainty; no individual issue year is asserted.

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