This term has 76,632 records attributed within our system.
AAT
Object name
Object category
Collection
300037222
13yrs ago
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
Ruler:
Valerian I (AD 253-60)
(Inferred)
Ruler:
Gallienus (AD 253-68)
(Inferred)
Ruler:
Salonina
(Struck in the name of)
Mint:
Alexandria
Ruler:
Ferdinand VII (1808, 1813-33)
Mint:
Santiago De Compostela
State:
Spain
Ruler:
Ahmed Ali Khan (1908-1948)
Ruler:
Ahmed Shah Durrani (1747-73)
(Struck in the name of)
Mint:
Malerkotla
Ruler:
Domitian (AD 81-96)
(Inferred)
Issuer:
Myrton
Issuer:
Reginus
Mint:
Smyrna
Mint:
îzmir
Ruler:
Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC)
(Struck in the name of)
Ruler:
Gordian III (238-244)
(Struck in the rule of)
Place of use:
Macedonia
Ruler:
Shah Alam II (1761-1805)
(Struck in the name of)
Mint:
Calcutta
(Inferred)
Ruler:
Gallienus (AD 253-68)
Issuer:
Marcus Aurelius Sextus
Mint:
Smyrna
Mint:
îzmir
Ruler:
Gallienus (AD 253-68)
Ruler:
Valerian I (AD 253-60)
Mint:
Nicomedia
Ruler:
Valerian II (AD 256-58)
Mint:
Iznik
Ruler:
Tiberius (AD 14-37)
(Inferred)
Ruler:
Germanicus
(Struck in the name of)
Ruler:
Drusus I
(Struck in the name of)
Mint:
Pergamum
Ruler:
Domitian (AD 81-96)
Ruler:
Agrippa II (c. 50-97)
(Struck in the name of)
Ruler:
Vespasian (AD 69-79)
Issuer:
Simon ben Kosiba
(Overstruck by)
This page can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Terminology definition for: coin" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-100804 Accessed: 2024-10-07 05:24:26
To cite this page on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-100804|title=Terminology definition for: coin|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-10-07 05:24:26|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}
To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:
https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/terminology/term-100804
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...