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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 Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

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

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

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

An image of Manghir

Manghir

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sulayman II (1687-91)
Mint: Qustantiniya
Mint: Istanbul

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ahmad b. Muhammad (923-63)
Mint: Sijistan

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Tiberias
Mint: Tabariyia

An image of Akçe

Akçe

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sulayman I (1520-66)
Mint: Qutchaniya
Mint: Kucajna

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: Kurraman

An image of Islamic

Islamic

Maker(s)

Mint: Qandahar
Mint: Qandhar

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)

Ruler: Moulay ´Abd al-Rahman (1822-59) (Struck in the rule of)
Place of use: Morocco

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Ma´mun (813-33)
Mint: Al-Muhammadiya

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 Islamic

Islamic

Maker(s)

Mint: Kabul

Fractional dinar

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Abd al-Malik al-Muzaffar (1061-65)
Mint: Balansiya (Inferred)
Mint: Valencia

An image of 4 fals

4 fals

Maker(s)

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

Akçe

Maker(s)

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

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Abaqa (1265-82)
Mint: Al-Mawsil
Mint: Mosul

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Emesa
Mint: Homs
Mint: Hims

An image of 10 Para

10 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 Islamic

Islamic

Maker(s)

Mint: Kabul

An image of Para

Para

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shahin Giray (1777-83)
Mint: Baghcha Saray

An image of Multiple dirham

Multiple dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: Nuh II (976-97)
Mint: Kura Badakhshan
Mint: Kurat Badakhshan

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shah Zaman (1793-1801)
Mint: Kabul

An image of Dinar

Dinar

Maker(s)

Ruler: Baybars I (1260-77)
Mint: Cairo
Mint: al-Qahira

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