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jlcarvoeiro Valued Member Portugal 130 Posts	Posted 04/03/2009 6:04 pm I know that is a "quirate" in silver , it´s the size of a euro cent and it´s muslim/spanish when the arabs were in the iberic peninsula (Portugal/Spain) but I would like to know the sheikh (king) and if it´s a "Portuguese " or "Spanish Quirate.Thank you. Image: arabe1.jpg 18.76 KB Image: arabe12.jpg 18.23 KB Edited by jlcarvoeiro 04/04/2009 11:16 am Report this Post to the Staff

Mr Finger Valued Member United States 405 Posts	Posted 04/03/2009 6:08 pm What exactly is "Xeque" Report this Post to the Staff
chrisild Pillar of the Community Germany 1238 Posts	Posted 04/03/2009 7:59 pm Cannot answer the question about the qirate coin, sorry. But as jlcarvoeiro wrote, a xeque was an Islamic ruler; in English you would say sheikh ... Christian Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 04/04/2009 2:07 pm Wow...how interesting. Judging by the style of the script, that's an older coin--13-14th C? Sorry I don't have any real info--I hope you get some here. Nice coin! Report this Post to the Staff
Mr Finger Valued Member United States 405 Posts	Posted 04/04/2009 2:37 pm Thanks...I learned something new today Report this Post to the Staff
jlcarvoeiro Valued Member Portugal 130 Posts	Posted 04/19/2009 6:40 pm Can anybody help me on this arab writing or not?Any ideas? Report this Post to the Staff
jlcarvoeiro Valued Member Portugal 130 Posts	Posted 05/15/2009 6:47 pm I know already that is a "portuguese" silver quirate and it was minted by sheikh Ibn Wazir in Silves around the year 1146/47 and it´s worth about 1100 euros.Not bad. Report this Post to the Staff
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