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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

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Manghir

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sulayman II (1687-91)
Mint: Saray

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Kharub

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Abd al-‘Aziz (1861-76)
Ruler: Muhammad al-Sadiq Bey (1876-82) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Tunis (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Birmingham
Place of issue: Tunis

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Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Tiberias
Mint: Tabariyia

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Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Place of use: Middle East

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Najm al-Din Ghazi I (1239-61)
Mint: Maridin
Mint: Mardin

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Islamic

Maker(s)

Mint: Kabul

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sidi Muhammad IV (1859-73) (Struck in the rule of)
Mint: Fas

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Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Ba‘alabakk
Mint: Baalbek

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Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Al-Andalus

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Falus

Maker(s)

Mint: Abushahr

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sha‘aban II (1363-76)
Mint: Halab
Mint: Aleppo

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Mustansir (1226-42)
Mint: Irbil
Mint: Arbil

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Fals

Maker(s)

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

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10 Para

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Abd al-‘Aziz (1861-76)
Ruler: Muhammad al-Sadiq Bey (1876-82) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Qustantiniya
Mint: Istanbul

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40 Para

Maker(s)

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

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Para

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mahmud II (1808-39)
Mint: Tripoli
Mint: Tarabulus

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Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Tiberias
Mint: Tabariyia

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Muhammad (1336-38)
Mint: Hamadhan

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Falus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Taimur Shah (1772-93)
Mint: Peshawar

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8 Kharub

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Abd al-‘Aziz (1861-76)
Ruler: Muhammad al-Sadiq Bey (1876-82) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Tunis (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Birmingham
Place of issue: Tunis

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Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mu‘izz al-Din Muhammad b. Sam (1171-1206)
Mint: Ghazna (Inferred)
Mint: Ghazni

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Husayn (1459-60, 1461-64, 1469-1506)
Mint: Kabul

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sulayman b. al-Hasan (fl. 1331)
Mint: Kilwa (Inferred)

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Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Ala al-Din Muhammad (1200-20)
Mint: Ghazna (Inferred)
Mint: Ghazni

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