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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 Dirham

Dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ibrahim (1059-99)
Mint: Ghazna

An image of Dirham

Dirham

Maker(s)

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

An image of Dirham

Dirham

Maker(s)

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

An image of Dirham

Dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mas‘ud I (1030-41)
Mint: Ghazna

An image of Dirham

Dirham

Maker(s)

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

Dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sebuktegin (977-97)
Ruler: Nuh II (976-97) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Farwan

An image of Dirham

Dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mahmud (994-1030)
Ruler: Mansur II (997-99) (Struck in the rule of)
Mint: Farwan

An image of Dirham

Dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mas‘ud I (1030-41)
Mint: Ghazna

An image of Dirham

Dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sebuktegin (977-97)
Otherruler: Samanid Nuh II (976-997) (Struck in the rule of)
Mint: Farwan

An image of Dirham

Dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: Kayka´us II (1245-61)
Mint: Siwas
Mint: Sivas

An image of Dirham

Dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-‘Aziz Muhammad (1216-36)
Mint: Halab
Mint: Aleppo

An image of Dirham

Dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mu‘izz al-Dawla (939-67)
Mint: Al-Basra
Mint: Basra

An image of Dirham

Dirham

Maker(s)

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

An image of Dirham

Dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ibrahim (1059-99)
Mint: Ghazna

An image of Dirham

Dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Rashid (786-809)
Mint: Madinat Balkh

An image of Dirham

Dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: Marwan II (744-50) (Struck in the rule of)
Mint: Al-Samiya

An image of Dirham

Dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: Kaykhusru III (1265-85)
Mint: Qaysariya
Mint: Kayseri

An image of Dirham

Dirham

Maker(s)

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

An image of Dirham

Dirham

Maker(s)

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

An image of Dirham

Dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Mahdi (775-85)
Mint: Madinat Jayy

An image of Dirham

Dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: Kayqubadh I (1219-36)
Mint: Qunya
Mint: Konya

An image of Dirham

Dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: Salah al-Din (1169-93)
Mint: Damascus
Mint: Dimashq

An image of Dirham

Dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad b. Sam (1163-1203)
Mint: Taliqan

An image of Dirham

Dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Zahir Ghazi (1186-1216) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Halab
Mint: Aleppo

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