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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 Akçe

Akçe

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mehmet I (1403-13)
Mint: Brusa
Mint: Bursa

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

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

An image of 20 Para / Yirmilik

20 Para / Yirmilik

Maker(s)

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

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: uncertain
Place of use: Middle East

An image of Para

Para

Maker(s)

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

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Salih Isma‘il (1174-81)
Mint: Halab
Mint: Aleppo

An image of Dinar

Dinar

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mahmud (994-1030)
Mint: Ghazna
Mint: Ghazni

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 5 Para

5 Para

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mahmud II (1808-39)
Mint: Baghdad

An image of ½ drachm

½ drachm

Maker(s)

Issuer: Sa‘id b. Da‘laj
Mint: Tabaristan
Mint: Mâzandarân
Mint: Mîzandarîn

An image of Half dirham

Half dirham

Maker(s)

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

An image of 2 fals

2 fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sidi Muhammad IV (1859-73) (Struck in the rule of)
Mint: No mint
Place of use: Morocco

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Jerusalem

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Husayn (1459-60, 1461-64, 1469-1506)
Mint: Kabul

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Tiberias
Mint: Tabariyia

An image of 5 Piastre (5 Qurush)

5 Piastre (5 Qurush)

Maker(s)

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

An image of 2 fals

2 fals

Maker(s)

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

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 Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Al-Ramla

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Issuer: Salih b. ‘Ali
Mint: Halab
Mint: Aleppo

An image of Dinar

Dinar

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Mansur (754-75)
Mint: No mint
Place of use: Middle East

An image of 20 Para

20 Para

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 Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sher ‘Ali (1863-79)
Mint: Kabul

An image of Abbasi

Abbasi

Maker(s)

Ruler: 'Adil Shah (1747-48)
Mint: Isfahan

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