Token - Imam Ali

Obverse description	Central device depicts a robed male figure with a radiate nimbus, shown in bust form facing the viewer, representing Imam Ali or the Mahdi. Arabic legends surround the figure in the field, running along the upper and lower periphery in relief. The overall style is characteristic of Iranian Shi'ite devotional tokens.
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Reverse lettering	یا صاحب الزمان عج الزمان ─ al-zaman حب ─ hib يا صا ─ ya sa- `Ya Sahib Al-Zaman` in Arabic Reference to the Twelfth Shi`ite Imam, the Mahdi. (Translation: Oh lord of the (current) time. (Reference to the Twelfth Shi`ite Imam, the Mahdi.))
Mint	al-Muhammadiyah, modern-day Hasanabad, Iran
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