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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 1 Kori

1 Kori

Maker(s)

Ruler: Unattributed
Muzaffar Shah (Struck in the name of)
Title: 'Shri Jam'
Mint: No mint

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Madho Singh (1880-1922)
Ruler: Victoria, Queen of Great Britain
Mint: Sawai Jaipur

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sa'adat Ali (1798-1814)
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Najibabad

An image of Nim Falus (1/8 Anna)

Nim Falus (1/8 Anna)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Calcutta

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Asaf-ud-Doula (1775-1797)
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Muhammadabad Banaras

An image of Takka

Takka

Maker(s)

Ruler: Kher family
The Peshwa (On behalf of)
Mint: Sagar Ravishanagar

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Lahore
Ruler: Taj-ud-Din Yildiz (1206-15)

1 Cash

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Abdullah Qutb Shah of Golkonda (1626-1672) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Pulicat

An image of 1 Pice

1 Pice

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
East India Company (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Bombay

One quarter Tanka

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Delhi
Ruler: Ibrahim Lodi (1517-26)

An image of 1/2 Pai Sikka

1/2 Pai Sikka

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Calcutta

An image of Shivarai Paisa

Shivarai Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Unattributed
Chhatrapati Shivaji (Struck in the name of)
Mint: uncertain
Mint inferred: Deccan

An image of Paisa

Paisa

Maker(s)

Mint: Agra
Ruler: Sher Shah (1540-45)

An image of Takka

Takka

Maker(s)

Ruler: uncertain
Holkars (On behalf of)
Mint: Konch

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: No mint

An image of Half Falus

Half Falus

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Ruler: Ghiyath Shah Khalji (1468-1500)

An image of Fractional Dirham

Fractional Dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: Alauddin Muhammad bin Takash (1200-20)
Mint: Peshawar

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Delhi
Ruler: Firuz Shah (1351-88)
Otherruler: Al Hakim II (1339-52)

An image of Dinar

Dinar

Maker(s)

Mint: Delhi
Ruler: 'Ala al-Din Muhammad (1296-1316)

An image of Punchshi

Punchshi

Maker(s)

Mint: Kashmir
Ruler: Fath Shah (1483-1520)

An image of 1 Pai Sikka

1 Pai Sikka

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Banaras

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Ruler: Udai Singh (1864-1890) (Inferred)
Mint: No mint

An image of Falus

Falus

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Jaunpur
Ruler: Shams. Ibrahim (1400-1440)
Otherruler: Abul Fatah Al-Mutasid (1352-61)

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ranbir Singh (1856-85)
'Shri Raghunathji' (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Srinagar

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