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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 Pai Sikka

1 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 Pice

Pice

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sindhias
The Peshwa (On behalf of)
Mint: Mathura

An image of Doudou

Doudou

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: Pondicherry

1 Puttun

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Cochin

An image of Half Tanka

Half Tanka

Maker(s)

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

An image of Tanka (coin)

Tanka (coin)

Maker(s)

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

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Lahore
Ruler: Mu'izz ud-Din Muhammad bin Sam (1163-1206)

An image of Half Tanka

Half Tanka

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Jaunpur
Ruler: Mahmud Shah (1440-58)
Otherruler: Abul Fatah Al-Mutasid (1352-61)

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

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

An image of Punchshi

Punchshi

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Kashmir
Ruler: Husain Shah (1562-1569)

An image of 1/4 Anna

1/4 Anna

Maker(s)

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

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Udaipur

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Ruler: Muhammad Bahawal Khan II (Inferred)
Mint: No mint

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Jayaji Rao (1843-86)
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Ujjain

An image of Half Tanka

Half Tanka

Maker(s)

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

An image of Dokdo

Dokdo

Maker(s)

Ruler: Raydhanji II (1778-1814)
'Mahmud Shah' (Struck in the name of)
Mint: No mint

An image of Punchshi

Punchshi

Maker(s)

Mint: Kashmir
Ruler: Husain Shah (1562-1569)

An image of 1/2 Pice

1/2 Pice

Maker(s)

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

An image of Madosie (1/2 Anna) proof

Madosie (1/2 Anna) proof

Maker(s)

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

1 Cash

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Issuer: East India Company (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Jayaji Rao (1843-86)
Mint: Lashkar

An image of Falus

Falus

Maker(s)

Mint: Delhi
Ruler: Mubarak Shah (1421-34)

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