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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 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: No mint

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

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

An image of Dhinglo

Dhinglo

Maker(s)

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

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Delhi
Ruler: Ghiyath-ud-din Tughluq (1320-25)

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Gwalior
Ruler: Islam Shah (1545-52)

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

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

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Lahore
Ruler: Taj-ud-Din Khusru Malik (1160-86)

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anand Rao III (1860-1898)
Mint: Dhar

An image of 1/4 Rupee

1/4 Rupee

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1 Kori

1 Kori

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mahabat Khan II (1851-1892)
Muhammad Akbar II (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Junagarh

An image of Jital/Dirhem

Jital/Dirhem

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Lahore
Ruler: Nasir. Ibrahim (1059-99)

An image of Dokdo

Dokdo

Maker(s)

Ruler: Unattributed
Shah Jehan III (Struck in the name of)
Title: 'Bahadur'
Mint: Bhaunagar

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Amjad Ali (1842-1847)
Mint: Lakhnau

1 Chuckram

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Ruler: Rama Varma IV (1853-64) (Inferred)
Mint: No mint

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

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

1 Chuckram

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Ruler: Rama Varma IV (1853-64) (Inferred)
Mint: No mint

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anand Rao III (1860-1898)
Mint: Dhar

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 Pie

1 Pie

Maker(s)

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

An image of 12 Reis

12 Reis

Maker(s)

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

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: 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 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

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

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Multan (Uncertain)
Ruler: Nasir Muhammad Bin Hasan Qarlugh (1249-)

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