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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 Islamic

Islamic

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mahmud II (1808-39) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Qustantiniya (Struck in the name of)

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sulayman II (1196-1204)

An image of Falus

Falus

Maker(s)

Mint: uncertain

An image of Quarter dinar

Quarter dinar

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ibrahim II (874-902)

An image of Islamic

Islamic

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mahmud II (1808-39) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Qustantiniya (Struck in the name of)

An image of Dinar

Dinar

Maker(s)

Ruler: al-Walid I (705-15) (Struck in the rule of)

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

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

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Issuer: ‘Umar b. Salm

An image of Dinar

Dinar

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Rashid (786-809)

An image of Dirhem

Dirhem

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shams ad-Din Isma‘il (1164-72)

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: uncertain

An image of Dinar

Dinar

Maker(s)

Mint: uncertain

An image of 10 aspers

10 aspers

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mahmud I (863-917) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Al-Jaza'ir (Struck in the name of)

An image of Third dinar (tremissis)

Third dinar (tremissis)

Maker(s)

Mint: uncertain

An image of Half dirham

Half dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Mutawakkil Muhammad b. Yusuf
Mint: No mint

An image of Dinar

Dinar

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sulayman (715-17) (Struck in the rule of)

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Kaykhusru I (1192-96, 1204-10)

An image of 5 Asper

5 Asper

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mahmud II (1808-39) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Al-Jaza'ir (Struck in the name of)

An image of Square dirham

Square dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sulayman II (1196-1204)

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: uncertain

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Kaykhusru I (1192-96, 1204-10)

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Kayka´us I (1210-19)
Mint: No mint

Damma

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Abdallah
Mint: Multan (Uncertain)
Mint: Mansura (Uncertain)

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