Name of Object:Token or weight Location:Rome, Italy Holding Museum:Museum of Civilisations | Museum of Oriental Art “Giuseppe Tucci” About Museum of Civilisations | Museum of Oriental Art “Giuseppe Tucci”, Rome Date of Object:Hegira 411–27 / AD 1020–35 Museum Inventory Number:15348/ 21523 Material(s) / Technique(s):Green glass. Dimensions:Diameter 2.2 mm, depth 4 mm, weight 2.4 g Period / Dynasty:Fatimid Provenance:Egypt. Description:Green glass token with a relief border, in a reasonable state of conservation, weighing slightly less than one whole dirham, which is 2.97 g. The token is marked only with a three-line inscription in kufic characters within a circle in the middle of the front face. The first line reads ‘al-imâm al-Zâhir’, the second ‘al azaz din Allâh’ and the third ‘amîr al-mu minin’. View Short DescriptionGlass token probably used as a fiduciary coin in place of bronze coin. How date and origin were established:Historical chronology (years of reign of Fatimid caliph). How Object was obtained:Purchase. How provenance was established:From the inscription with the name of the caliph. Selected bibliography:Balog, P. “The Fatimid Glass Jetons”, Annali dell’Istituto Italiano di Numismatica 20, 1973, no. 177, p.121. Citation of this web page:Paola Torre "Token or weight" in Discover Islamic Art, Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;it;Mus01;24;en Prepared by: Paola Torre
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