Gettone vitreo del regno greco-battriano

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 Gettone di vetro Fatimid al-Zahir (Stephen Album Rare Coins, AUCTION 14).

 

Estimate: 110 USD - Result: 320 USD

Lot 281. FATIMID: al-Zahir, 1021-1036, glass jeton (4.14g), A-718, 3-line caliphal legend in center, kalima around, light-green, transparent, slightly chipped on the edge, Very Fine, R. As FGJ-238, but obverse margin without 'ali wali Allah at the end, and blank reverse.

 

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Gettone di vetro Fatimid al- Mustansir (Stephen Album Rare Coins, AUCTION 14).

Estimate: 150 USD - Result: 460 USD

Lot 294. FATIMID: al-Mustansir, 1036-1094, glass jeton (3.09g), A-724, FGJ-262, 3-line text, al-imam ma'add abu / tamim al-mustansir bi- / llah amir al-mu'minin, light yellow green, transparent, lovely bold impression, Extremely Fine.

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Gettone di vetro BAHRI MAMLUK: Abu'l-Jird (Stephen Album Rare Coins, AUCTION 14).

Estimate: 230 USD - Result: 460 USD

Lot 323. BAHRI MAMLUK: Abu'l-Jird, 13th century? glass jeton (7.17g), A-1046, NLC-6022, medium green, transparent, a few bubbles (from production), Extremely Fine, R. Numismatics have argued over the dating of this type, and it has been assigned to almost every Egyptian dynasty from the 8th to the 15th century. Early Mamluk now seems most likely.

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Gettone di vetro BAHRI MAMLUK: Abu'l-Jird (Stephen Album Rare Coins, AUCTION 15).

Estimate: 500- 600 USD - Price realized: 500 USD

Lot 292. BAHRI MAMLUK: Abu'l-Jird, 13th century? glass jeton, A-1046, NLC-6022, medium green, fully transparent, some black internal glass areas (from production), encased in a silver broach, superb example, choice EF, R. Numismatists have argued over the dating of this type, and it has been assigned to almost every Egyptian dynasty from the 8th to the 15th century. Early Mamluk now seems most likely.This piece was formerly in the collection of Balog, author of Umayyad, 'Abbasid and Tulunid Glass Weights and Vessel Stamps, (1976), presented to the present owner, Katalin Uzdi, around 1980. Balog was one of the most knowledgeable scholars for Egyptian glass weights, jetons, vessel stamps, etc.