Identification Help - Glass Token........weight?

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paul27613 Valued Member United States 152 Posts	Posted 01/22/2017 5:54 pm This item was part of a batch of Siam / Thailand gaming tokens. When I look closer at it I am more reminded of what I think are Islamic glass weights. Anyone care to opine? 22mm in diamater. A lighter shade of green. * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34447 Posts	Posted 01/22/2017 10:08 pm @paul27613, sorry not my area of expertise. I agree that the inscriptions could be Arabic, but maybe the first pic is upside down? To get this to more eyes, you could consider asking the mods to move your thread over to the unidentified coins/tokens area of CCF. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 01/22/2017 11:15 pm Try Googling "glass jeton" for some similar. Better yet, try the same term at acsearch.info Hopefully you may find a match. Edited by Kamnaskires 01/22/2017 11:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 01/22/2017 11:18 pm My first impression is a Thai gambling token, but I can't make out the writing to confirm what language it is. Report this Post to the Staff
paul27613 Valued Member United States 152 Posts	Posted 01/23/2017 12:21 am I pinged a fellow dealer and he thought it was a Fatimid glass jeton. Possibly a "bilingual type" where the reverse was a Byzantine cross with monograms. With that as a lead I did find a CNG vaguely close piece here: https://www.cNGCoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=213981 Oh. When I reorient the image to more accurately reflect what could be up versus down I am attaching the new image here. Report this Post to the Staff
Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 01/23/2017 05:53 am Very cool, I've never heard of Fatimid glass jetons before. There are a few here, apparently there were contemporary counterfeits as well which are collectible: https://db.stevealbum.com/php/chap_...ter=5&page=2 Edited by Numismat 01/23/2017 05:53 am Report this Post to the Staff
paul27613 Valued Member United States 152 Posts	Posted 02/08/2017 3:14 pm I did end up sending the corrected picture to Steve Album who has unbelievable knowledge in this area and he confirmed it is a Fatimid glass jeton. thanks for all the input!! Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34447 Posts	Posted 02/08/2017 7:26 pm Quote: he confirmed it is a Fatimid glass jeton. Thanks @paul27613, for following up with us to let us know what you actually have! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
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