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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 3/8 dirham

3/8 dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: Barsbay (1422-38)
Mint: Damascus
Mint: Dimashq

An image of Akçe

Akçe

Maker(s)

Ruler: Muhammad b. Eretna (1352-66) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Arzinjan
Mint: Erzincan

An image of Falus

Falus

Maker(s)

King: Taimur Shah (1772-93)
Mint: Peshawar

An image of Qiran

Qiran

Maker(s)

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

An image of ½ drachm

½ drachm

Maker(s)

Issuer: Sa‘id b. Da‘laj
Mint: Tabaristan
Mint: Tpurstan

An image of 2-Shahi

2-Shahi

Maker(s)

Ruler: Safi I (1629-42)
Mint: Dauraq

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: Kilwa (Inferred)

An image of Drachm

Drachm

Maker(s)

Issuer: ‘Umar b. ‘Ubaydallah (686-89)
Mint: Ardashir-Khurra
Mint: Ardeshir Khurrah

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Abu ´Abd Allah Muhammad III (1574-76) (Struck in the rule of)
Mint: Fas

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Damascus
Mint: Dimashq

Akçe

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sulayman I (1520-66)
Mint: Sidre-Qapsa

An image of Double dirham

Double dirham

Maker(s)

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

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 ½ drachm

½ drachm

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: Tabaristan
Mint: Tpurstan

An image of 10 Para

10 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 5 Para

5 Para

Maker(s)

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

An image of Sudaysi

Sudaysi

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Hadi (898-911)
Mint: Sa‘ada
Mint: Saîda

An image of Tilla

Tilla

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ya‘qub Beg (1864-77)
Ruler: ‘Abd al-‘Aziz (1861-76) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Kashghar

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 ½ drachm

½ drachm

Maker(s)

Issuer: Hani
Mint: Tabaristan
Mint: Tpurstan

An image of Dinar

Dinar

Maker(s)

Ruler: Abu Faris ‘Abd Allah al-Wathiq (1603-08)
Mint: Hadrat Marrakush
Mint: Marrakech

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Ala al-Din Muhammad (1200-20)
Mint: Ghazna (Inferred)
Mint: Ghazni

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Emesa
Mint: Homs
Mint: Hims

An image of Falus

Falus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Muhammad ‘Azim (1813-19)
Ruler: Ayyub Shah (1817-29) (Struck in the rule of)
Mint: Kashmir

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