ISLAMIC, Commercial Weights and Jetons. Fatimids. Circa 7th-12th centuries. Glass Jeton (24mm, 5.75 g). Contemporary counterfeit. Blundered Arabic legend / Blank. Cf. Balog, Fatimid, pl. XXIII, 5th and 6th examples illustrated. Intact, translucent blue-green hue with earthen deposits and traces of iridescence. Old collection number – X. 2656 – in red on reverse.
From the Norman Frank Collection.