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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 Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Delhi
Ruler: Muhammad bin Tughluq (1325-51)

Kasu or 1/20 anna

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Ruler: Rajagopala (1928-1948) (Inferred)
Mint: No mint

An image of Punchshi

Punchshi

Maker(s)

Mint: Kashmir
Ruler: Isma'il Shah (1555-1556)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Delhi
Ruler: 'Ala al-Din Muhammad (1296-1316)

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

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

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Delhi
Ruler: Muhammad bin Tughluq (1325-51)

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: uncertain

An image of 1/12 Anna

1/12 Anna

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: No mint

An image of 1 Pie

1 Pie

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1/2 Paisa

1/2 Paisa

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mahadji Sindhia
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Agra

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Unattributed
Mint: Gwalior Fort

An image of Takka

Takka

Maker(s)

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

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Muhammad Akbar II (1806-37) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Ahmedabad

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: uncertain
Ruler: Shri Singh (1844-70) (Inferred)
Ruler: Sham Singh (1870-1904) (Inferred)
Mint: No mint

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1 Pie

1 Pie

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1 Kori

1 Kori

Maker(s)

Ruler: Bahadur Khan (1811-1840)
Muhammad Akbar II (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Junagarh

An image of Half Tanka

Half Tanka

Maker(s)

Mint: Delhi
Ruler: Firuz Shah (1351-88)

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 Double Falus

Double Falus

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Delhi
Ruler: Nusrat Shah (1395-99)

An image of 1 Tanga

1 Tanga

Maker(s)

Ruler: Dom Jose I (1750-1777)
Mint: Goa

An image of 1/2 Paisa

1/2 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Madhav Rao (1886-1926)
Mint: Lashkar

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