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Glass/Paste Jeton - al-Nasir Salah al-Din Yusuf - Saladin - 'Sultan of Egypt' Divisional currecy - Struck in the name of Caliph al-Mustadi - Cairo
| Location | Ayyubid Sultanate of Egypt |
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| Year | 1171-1193 |
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| Composition | Glass (light grey-green) |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears a raised Arabic inscription in low relief, arranged within two concentric incuse circles forming the border. The legend references the Abbasid Caliph al-Mustadi and is consistent with Ayyubid-period glass jetons used as divisional currency or weights in Egypt. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Mint | RWM Roger Williams Mint, Attleboro,Massachusetts, United States (?-2006) |
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