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Token - Imam Ali
| Location | Iran |
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| Year | 1960-1970 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| 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 description | The reverse features a bold two-line Arabic inscription in high relief set within a plain field, bordered by a continuous beaded outer rim. A small floral ornament appears to the right of the inscription. The design is clean and uncluttered, typical of devotional token reverses of this type. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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