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Egypt, Construction of the Fortress of Qala’at Sa’idiya, AH 1271 [1855], a bronze medal, Arabic inscription in seven lines, rev. aerial plan of the fortress, 63mm (Cairo 6219; Fonrobert 5295; cf. Baldwin Islamic 8, 483). Very fine, rare (£300-400)

The fortress is situated at the mouth of the river Nile