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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

12yrs 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

1 Fanam

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ghiyath Balban (1266-87)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

An image of 1/2 Ashrafi

1/2 Ashrafi

Maker(s)

Ruler: Nasir-ud-din Haider (1827-37)
Ruler: Suleyman Jah (With the title of)
Mint: Lakhnau
Mint: Lucknow

An image of 20 Cash (4 Falus)

20 Cash (4 Falus)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Issuer: East India Company (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

An image of Mushtari

Mushtari

Maker(s)

Ruler: Tipu Sultan (1782-99) (Inferred)
Mint: Patan

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Saif Hasan Qarlugh (1239-49)
Mint: Multan (Inferred)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Firuz Shah (1351-88)
Mint: Delhi

An image of Akhtar

Akhtar

Maker(s)

Ruler: Tipu Sultan (1782-99) (Inferred)
Mint: Khaliqabad

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ghiyath Balban (1266-87)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

An image of ½ rupee

½ rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Malhar Rao (1871-75)
Mint: Baroda
Mint: Vadodara

An image of One quarter Tanka

One quarter Tanka

Maker(s)

Ruler: Firuz Shah (1351-88)
Mint: Delhi

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Saif Hasan Qarlugh (1239-49)
Mint: Multan (Inferred)

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous (c.1870-1905)
Mint: Banswara (Inferred)

An image of 100 Mon

100 Mon

Maker(s)

Mint: Kinza
Mint: Edo

An image of Tanka (coin)

Tanka (coin)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Muhammad IV bin Firuz (1390-92)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: 'Ala al-Din Muhammad (1296-1316)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Muhammad IV bin Firuz (1390-92)
Mint: Delhi

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shams-ud-Din Iltutmish (1210-35)
Mint: Lahore (Inferred)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: 'Ala al-Din Muhammad (1296-1316)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

An image of Half Tanka

Half Tanka

Maker(s)

Ruler: Firuz Shah (1351-88)
Mint: Delhi

An image of Akhtar

Akhtar

Maker(s)

Ruler: Tipu Sultan (1782-99) (Inferred)
Mint: Patan

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Firuz Shah (1351-88)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

An image of 1 Pice

1 Pice

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Issuer: East India Company (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Saif Hasan Qarlugh (1239-49)
Mint: Multan (Inferred)

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