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Copper

Scope note

Use for the pure metallic element having the symbol Cu and atomic number 29; a reddish metal that is very malleable and ductile. Use also for this metal as processed and formed, usually in combination with other substances, to make various objects and materials.

This term has 15,874 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material
Object name
Object category

Getty AAT term number

300011020

Broader Terms used

<copper and copper alloy>

Term used for

Cu

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

An image of 5 Para

5 Para

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Abd al-Majid (1823-61)
Ruler: Muhammad Bey (1856-59) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Qustantiniya
Mint: Istanbul

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Damascus

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Manghir

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mehmet II (1444-45, 1451-81)
Mint: Tira

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Zahir Ghazi (1186-1216)
Mint: Halab
Mint: Aleppo

An image of Para

Para

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shahin Giray (1777-83)
Mint: Baghcha Saray

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sha‘aban II (1363-76)
Mint: Damascus
Mint: Dimashq

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Zahir Ghazi (1186-1216)
Mint: Halab
Mint: Aleppo

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Mahdi (775-85)
Mint: Al-Kufa
Mint: Kufa

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: uncertain
Mint: Antakiya (Inferred)
Mint: Antakya

An image of Islamic

Islamic

Maker(s)

Mint: Kabul

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Kamil Muhammad I (1218-38)
Mint: Harran

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Moulay ´Abd al-Rahman (1822-59) (Struck in the rule of)
Place of use: North Africa

An image of 5 Para

5 Para

Maker(s)

Ruler: Abdul Mejid I (1839-61)
Mint: Misr
State: Egypt
Mint: Cairo

An image of 3 falus

3 falus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sidi Muhammad IV (1859-73)
Mint: Fas
State: Morocco

An image of Falus

Falus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Moulay ´Abd al-Rahman (1822-59)
Mint: Ribat
State: Morocco
Mint: Rabat

An image of 3 falus

3 falus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sidi Muhammad IV (1859-73)
Mint: Fas
State: Morocco

An image of 10 Para

10 Para

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Abd al-‘Aziz (1861-76)
Mint: Qustantinya
State: Ottoman Empire
Mint: Istanbul

An image of 3 falus

3 falus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sidi Muhammad IV (1859-73)
Mint: Fas
State: Morocco

An image of 10 Para

10 Para

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mahmud II (1808-39)
Mint: Qustantinya
State: Ottoman Empire
Mint: Istanbul

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Ma‘arat Misrin

An image of Pul

Pul

Maker(s)

Ruler: Jani Beg (1341-57)
Mint: Saray al-Jadida

An image of Pul

Pul

Maker(s)

Ruler: Jani Beg (1341-57) (Struck in the rule of)
Mint: Saray Qrim
Mint: Staryi Krim

An image of Pul

Pul

Maker(s)

Ruler: Jani Beg
Mint: Saray al-Jadida

An image of Pul

Pul

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: Saray al-Jadida

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