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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

Mashaka

Maker(s)

State: Maurya
Place of use: Northern India

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: De Zong (1871-1908)
Mint: Canton (China)
Mint: Guangzhou

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Gao Zong (1736-1795)
Mint: Ushi
Mint: Ushi (China)

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ren Zong (1796-1820)
Mint: Guizhou

An image of Real

Real

Maker(s)

Ruler: Charles III (1759-88)
Mint: Mexico City
State: Spain

An image of Stiver

Stiver

Maker(s)

Ruler: George IV (1820-30)
Ruler: George III (1760-1820)
State: Demerara-Essequibo
Place of use: Demerera

An image of Far Eastern

Far Eastern

Maker(s)

Mint: Hamgyong Provincial Office
Mint: Hamgyong

An image of Roman Provincial

Roman Provincial

Maker(s)

Mint: Clazomenae
Mint: Kilizman

An image of Roman Provincial

Roman Provincial

Maker(s)

Ruler: Nero (AD 54-68)
Moneyer: Caius Julius Polyaenus
Mint: Corinth

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Roman Provincial

Maker(s)

Ruler: Hadrian (117-38)
Mint: Gaza

An image of ½ karshapana

½ karshapana

Maker(s)

State: Surasena
Place of use: Uttar Pradesh

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Gao Zong (1736-1795)
Mint: Guizhou

An image of Roman Provincial

Roman Provincial

Maker(s)

Ruler: Tiberius (AD 14-37)
Ruler: Herod Philip II (4 BC-AD 34) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Caesarea Panias
Mint: Caesarea Philippi

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Gao Zong (1736-1795)
Issuer: Board of Works
Mint: Board of Works
Mint: Peking

¼ mashaka

Maker(s)

State: Maurya
Place of use: Northern India

An image of Gros

Gros

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sigismund I (1516-48)
Mint: Danzig
State: Poland
Mint: Gdansk

An image of Roman Provincial

Roman Provincial

Maker(s)

Ruler: Elagabalus (AD 218-22)
Mint: Magnesia ad Maeandrum

An image of Roman Provincial

Roman Provincial

Maker(s)

Mint: Sagalassus
Mint: Sagalassos

An image of Cash (Chinese money)

Cash (Chinese money)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sheng Zu (1662-1722)
Issuer: Board of Revenue
Mint: Board of Revenue
Mint: Peking

An image of Roman Republic

Roman Republic

Maker(s)

Mint: Rome
Moneyer: Caius Marius Capito
State: Rome

An image of Tetradrachm

Tetradrachm

Maker(s)

Ruler: Vima I Takto (80-105) (Inferred)
Ruler: Soter Megas (With the title of)
Place of use: Northern India

Roman Provincial

Maker(s)

Mint: Berytus
Mint: Beirut

An image of Roman Provincial

Roman Provincial

Maker(s)

Ruler: Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-80) (Inferred)
Mint: Hierapolis

An image of 5 pfennig

5 pfennig

Maker(s)

Ruler: Wilhelm I (1871-88)
Mint: Berlin
State: Germany

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