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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 Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sha‘aban II (1363-76)
Mint: Tarabulus
Mint: Tripoli

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Al-Ruha
Mint: Edessa

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Tiberias
Mint: Tabariyia

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Najm al-Din Ghazi I (1239-61)
Mint: Maridin
Mint: Mardin

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mansur I (961-76)
Mint: Bukhara

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Dost Muhammad (1824-39, 1842-63)
Ruler: Payanda Khan (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Kabul

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Ali b. al-Hasan
Mint: Kilwa (Inferred)

An image of Qiran

Qiran

Maker(s)

Ruler: Nasir al-Din (1848-96)
Mint: Tabriz

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Tiberias
Mint: Tabariyia

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mas‘ud III (1099-1115)
Mint: Ghazna

An image of 20 Para

20 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 Dinar

Dinar

Maker(s)

Ruler: Abu Ishaq (1342-56)
Mint: uncertain
Place of use: Mongolia

An image of 20 Para

20 Para

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Abd al-Majid (1823-61)
Mint: Qustantiniya
Mint: Istanbul

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Moulay ´Abd al-Rahman (1822-59) (Struck in the rule of)
Mint: Fas

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Tanja
Mint: Tangiers

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-‘Adil Abu Bakr I (1196-1218)
Mint: Harran

An image of 5 Para

5 Para

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 Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sha‘aban II (1363-76)
Mint: Damascus
Mint: Dimashq

An image of Manghir

Manghir

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mehmet II (1444-45, 1451-81)
Mint: Bursa

An image of Para

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: Moulay ´Abd al-Rahman (1822-59) (Struck in the rule of)
Mint: Fas

An image of 40 Para

40 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 4 fals

4 fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sidi Muhammad IV (1859-73) (Struck in the rule of)
Mint: Fas

An image of 20 Para / Yirmilik

20 Para / Yirmilik

Maker(s)

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

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