The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 31, August 5, 2007, Article 10

GLASS COIN WEIGHTS ADDRESSED IN BRESSETT'S MILESTONE COINS

Dennis Tucker of Whitman Publishing writes: "I read Chick
Ambrass's request for information on glass coin weights, in
the latest E-Sylum.

"In the recently released 'Milestone Coins: A Pageant of the
World's Most Significant and Popular Money', Ken Bressett
discusses glass coin weights in intriguing detail, and
illustrates several colorful examples. In total, he explores
three related classes of items: 1. glass weights; 2. glass
vessel stamps; and 3. glass tokens.

"Ken gives general valuations and market notes for each class,
as well as delving into their history and various theories on
their meaning and function. Here's an excerpt:

 "Egyptian glass weights, vessel stamps, and tokens were most
 likely made in the period from A.D. 700 to 900, although many
 other guesses have been proposed. Some speculate they may have
 continued in use as late as 1170. Others have even proposed
 that they were made hundreds of years earlier, but that is
 unlikely because of epigraphic evidence. They are attributed
 to the Umayyad and Abbasid cultures and were very likely
 common to many areas beyond Egypt."

"I would direct Mr. Ambrass to pages 77 and 78 ("Glass Coins
of Egypt") in Chapter Five, 'The World of Islam.'"

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  Wayne Homren, Editor

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