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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 Burbe

Burbe

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mustafa III (1757-74)
Mint: Tunis

An image of ½ drachm

½ drachm

Maker(s)

Ruler: Jarir
Mint: Tabaristan
Mint: Tpurstan

An image of 5 Para

5 Para

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Abd al-Majid (1823-61)
Ruler: Muhammad Bey (1856-59) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Qustantiniya
Mint: Istanbul

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Hasan b. Sulayman (c. 1315)
Mint: Kilwa (Inferred)

An image of Falus

Falus

Maker(s)

Mint: Kabul

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Zahir Ghazi (1186-1216)
Mint: Halab
Mint: Aleppo

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Tiberias
Mint: Tabariyia

An image of Dirhem

Dirhem

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Mu‘izz (953-75)
Mint: Al-Mansuriya

An image of Para

Para

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mustafa III (1757-74)
Mint: Islambul
Mint: Istanbul

An image of Para

Para

Maker(s)

Ruler: Abdul Hamid I (1774-89)
Mint: Qustantiniya
Mint: Istanbul

An image of 5 Piastre (5 Qurush)

5 Piastre (5 Qurush)

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Abd al-‘Aziz (1861-76)
Ruler: Muhammad al-Sadiq Bey (1876-82) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Qustantiniya
Mint: Istanbul

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Emesa
Mint: Homs
Mint: Hims

An image of 6 Piastre (6 Qurush)

6 Piastre (6 Qurush)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mahmud II (1808-39)
Mint: Qustantiniya
Mint: Istanbul

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Ala al-Din Muhammad (1200-20)
Mint: Shafurqan

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Da'ud b. Sulayman
Mint: Kilwa (Inferred)

An image of Fractional Dirham

Fractional Dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: Muhammad (1687-1718)
Mint: San‘a
Mint: Sanîaî

An image of ½ drachm

½ drachm

Maker(s)

Issuer: Hani
Mint: Tabaristan
Mint: Tpurstan

An image of Quarter dinar

Quarter dinar

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Mustansir (1036-94)
Mint: Siqilliya
Mint: Sicily

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Nizam: Taimur Shah (1772-93)
Mint: Lahore

An image of Drachm

Drachm

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Umar b. ‘Ubaydallah (686-89)
Mint: Bishapur

An image of 2 dirhams

2 dirhams

Maker(s)

Ruler: Abu Sa‘id (1316-35)
Mint: Tabriz

An image of ½ drachm

½ drachm

Maker(s)

Mint: Tabaristan
Mint: Mâzandarân
Mint: Mîzandarîn

An image of Piastre (Qirsh)

Piastre (Qirsh)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Abdul Hamid II (1876-1909)
Ruler: Muhammad al-Sadiq Bey (1876-82) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Qustantiniya
Mint: Istanbul

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Mint: Kurzuwan
Ruler: Jalal al-Din Mangubarni (1220-31) (Struck in the rule of)

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