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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

Ducats

Maker(s)

Issuer: Venice

50 cents

Maker(s)

Ruler: Hayes, Jarlath (With the title of)

20 euro cent

Maker(s)

Ruler: Hayes, Jarlath (With the title of)

Ireland

Maker(s)

Ruler: Percy Metcalfe (With the title of)

Confederation

Maker(s)

Ruler: E.B. MacKennal (With the title of)

10 dollars

Ducats

Maker(s)

Ruler: Lombardy (With the title of)
production place

Confederation

Maker(s)

Ruler: E.B. MacKennal (With the title of)

Provence

Italy

Maker(s)

Issuer: Rome

25 cents

Maker(s)

Ruler: Machin, Arnold (With the title of)

U.S.A.

Maker(s)

Ruler: U.S.A. (With the title of)
state

An image of Cash (Vietnamese money)

Cash (Vietnamese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Nguyen Phuc Chu (1725-1738)
Ruler: Ninh Vurong (1725-1738) (With the title)

Crete

Maker(s)

Issuer: Gortyn

India

Maker(s)

Issuer: Calcutta

England

Maker(s)

Issuer: Lincoln
Mint: possibly

Vatican City

Maker(s)

Ruler: Vatican City (With the title of)
state
Issuer: Rome

Italy

Maker(s)

Issuer: Venice

Vatican City

Maker(s)

Ruler: Vatican City (With the title of)
state
Issuer: Rome

Mexico

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mexico (With the title of)
state

England

Maker(s)

Ruler: Wulfric (With the title of)
Issuer: Sudbury

England

Maker(s)

Ruler: Edwi (With the title of)
uncertain (Moneyer)
Issuer: Hereford

Vatican City

Maker(s)

Ruler: Vatican City (With the title of)
state
Issuer: Rome

Vatican City

Maker(s)

Ruler: Vatican City (With the title of)
state
Issuer: Rome

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