A tarì (طري lit. `fresh` or `newly minted money` in Arabic) was the Christian designation of a type of gold coin of Islamic origin minted in Sicily, Malta and South Italy from about 913 to 1859. ==History== In the Islamic world, this type of coin was designated under the name ruba`i, or quarter-dinar, as it weighed 1.05g of gold. The ruba... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarì