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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)

Ruler: Ghiyath-ud-din Tughluq (1320-25)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shams-ud-Din Iltutmish (1210-35)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

An image of Falus

Falus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Hoshang Shah (1405-1432)
Mint: Shadiabad
Mint: Mandu

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Jayaji Rao (1843-86)
Ruler: Muhammad Akbar II (1806-37) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Sheopur

An image of Tanka (coin)

Tanka (coin)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Fakhr. Mubarak (1338-49)
Mint: Sunargaon
Mint: Sonargaon

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

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

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ghiyath Balban (1266-87)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

1/16 Rupee

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1/4 Anna

1/4 Anna

Maker(s)

Issuer: East India Company (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Bombay
Mint: Mumbai

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

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

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Saif Hasan Qarlugh (1239-49)
Mint: Multan (Inferred)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Saif Hasan Qarlugh (1239-49)
Mint: Multan (Inferred)

An image of 1 Rupee

1 Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: William IV (1830-37)
Mint: Bombay
Mint: Mumbai

Double Fanam

Maker(s)

Ruler: Charles II (1660-85) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mu'iz Bahram (1240-42)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

An image of 10 Cash

10 Cash

Maker(s)

Ruler: Krishna Raja Wodeyar (1810-68) (Inferred)
Mint: Mysore

An image of 1/12 Anna

1/12 Anna

Maker(s)

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

1 Cash

Maker(s)

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

An image of Dudu (10 Cash)

Dudu (10 Cash)

Maker(s)

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

An image of Indian

Indian

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sikandar Lodi (1488-1517)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud I (1246-66)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ghiyath Balban (1266-87)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

1 Cash

Maker(s)

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

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Muhammad bin Tughluq (1325-51)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

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