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Coin

This term has 76,632 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object name
Object category
Collection

Getty AAT term number

300037222

Narrower Terms used

Trade coinage
Islamic Coins
dirham

Equivalent Terms used

coins

Created

13yrs ago

Closely matched 3rd party resources

http://nomisma.org/id/coin
http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300037222
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q41207

Nomisma Definition

A coin is a small, flat, usually round piece of metal or plastic used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender. They are standardized in weight, and produced in large quantities at a mint in order to facilitate trade. They are most often issued by a government.

offizielles Zahlungsmittel, zumeist aus Metall, dessen Gegenwert durch die ausgebende Autorität garantiert wird

Labels in other languages sourced via Nomisma

Coin
ﻦﻗﻭﺩ
Münze
Monnaie
Monedă
Монета
Munt
Moneta
Νόμισμα
монета

Concept type

ObjectType

Connected records

An image of Roman Provincial

Roman Provincial

Maker(s)

Ruler: Gallienus (AD 253-68)
Ruler: Valerian I (AD 253-60)
Mint: Nicaea
Ruler: Valerian II (AD 256-58)
Mint: Iznik

An image of Threepence

Threepence

Maker(s)

Ruler: James II (1685-88)
Mint: London (Inferred)
State: England

An image of Roman Provincial

Roman Provincial

Maker(s)

Ruler: Gordian III (238-244)
Ruler: Tranquillina (AD 241-44) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Singara

An image of Roman Provincial

Roman Provincial

Maker(s)

Ruler: Domitian (AD 81-96)

An image of Roman Provincial

Roman Provincial

Maker(s)

Ruler: Tiberius (AD 14-37)
Ruler: Livia (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Pergamum

An image of Cistophorus

Cistophorus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Augustus (27BC-14AD)
Mint: Pergamum

An image of Roman Provincial

Roman Provincial

Maker(s)

Ruler: Gallienus (AD 253-68)
Mint: Perge

An image of Roman Provincial

Roman Provincial

Maker(s)

Mint: Pergamum

An image of Roman Provincial

Roman Provincial

Maker(s)

Ruler: Domitian (AD 81-96)
Mint: Sebaste
Mint: Sebastia

An image of Half Tanka

Half Tanka

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mahmud I (1458-1511)
Mint: Mustafabad

An image of Four asses

Four asses

Maker(s)

Issuer: Thessalian League
Ruler: Gallienus (AD 253-68) (Struck in the rule of)

An image of Roman Provincial

Roman Provincial

Maker(s)

Ruler: Domitian (AD 81-96) (Inferred)
Ruler: Domitia (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Ephesus
Mint: Efes
Mint: Smyrna

An image of Roman Provincial

Roman Provincial

Maker(s)

Ruler: Gallienus (AD 253-68)
Mint: Prusa ad Olympum
Mint: Uluda?

An image of Roman Provincial

Roman Provincial

Maker(s)

Mint: Pergamum

Three halfpence

Maker(s)

Ruler: Elizabeth I (1558-1603)
Mint: Royal Mint

An image of Roman Provincial

Roman Provincial

Maker(s)

Ruler: Trajan Decius (AD 249-51)
Mint: Caesarea Maritima
Mint: Caesarea

An image of 5 kopecks

5 kopecks

Maker(s)

Ruler: Catherine the Great (1762-92)
Mint: Ekaterinburg
State: Russia
Mint: Yekaterinburg

An image of Roman Provincial

Roman Provincial

Maker(s)

Ruler: Gallienus (AD 253-68)
Mint: Saitta
Mint: Sidas Kale

An image of 2 Pice

2 Pice

Maker(s)

Ruler: George II (1727-60) (Struck in the rule of)
Issuer: East India Company (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Bombay
Mint: Mumbai

An image of Roman Provincial

Roman Provincial

Maker(s)

Ruler: Domitian (AD 81-96)
Ruler: Domitia (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Nysa

An image of Roman Provincial

Roman Provincial

Maker(s)

Ruler: Trajan Decius (AD 249-51) (Inferred)
Ruler: Herennia Etruscilla (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Cibyra

An image of Roman Provincial

Roman Provincial

Maker(s)

Ruler: Domitian (AD 81-96)

An image of Roman Provincial

Roman Provincial

Maker(s)

Ruler: Gallienus (AD 253-68)
Mint: Perge

An image of Roman Provincial

Roman Provincial

Maker(s)

Ruler: Gordian III (238-244)
Ruler: Tranquillina (AD 241-44) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Samos

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