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Gold

Scope note

Use for the pure metallic element having symbol Au and atomic number 79; soft, heavy, chemically inactive, yellow metal, considered as a precious metal since ancient times, and serving in many cultures as the basis of material trade values. Use also for this metal as processed and formed, usually in combination with other substances, to make various objects and materials.

This term has 5,271 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material
Object name
Object category
Technique

Getty AAT term number

300011021

Broader Terms used

<gold and gold alloy>

Term used for

Au

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

Statuette

An image of Dinar

Dinar

Maker(s)

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

1/16 Mohur

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: No mint

To be checked

An image of 1/4 Mohur

1/4 Mohur

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Alamgir II (1754-59) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Mumbai

An image of 3457_201409_kly25_dc1.jpg

Eight ladies together forming a sedan, in which are seated a God and a Princess

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Unknown

Statuette

An image of Tanka (coin)

Tanka (coin)

Maker(s)

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

1/4 Pagoda

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Padmanabha' (Struck in the name of)
Mint: No mint

An image of Tanka (coin)

Tanka (coin)

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Delhi
Ruler: Mahmud bin Muhammad (1351-)

To be checked

An image of Mohur

Mohur

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ram Singh (1835-1880)
Muhammad Akbar II (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Sawai Jaipur

1 Fanam

Maker(s)

Ruler: Venkoji (1674-1687)
Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Tanjore

An image of Dinar

Dinar

Maker(s)

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

An image of Dinar

Dinar

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Qutbabad
Ruler: Muhammad bin Tughluq (1325-51)

1/8 Mohur

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: No mint

An image of 1/4 Mohur

1/4 Mohur

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: No mint

An image of Dinar

Dinar

Maker(s)

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

An image of Dinar

Dinar

Maker(s)

Mint: Delhi
Ruler: Muhammad bin Tughluq (1325-51)
Otherruler: Imam Al-Mustakfi (1301-39)

An image of Tremissis

Tremissis

Maker(s)

Ruler: Majorian (457-61) (Struck in the name of)

An image of Italy

Genoese gold florin, Communal Coinage, MEC Class N (early 1270s-late 1280s).

Maker(s)

Genoa (Mint)

An image of Italy

Italy

Maker(s)

Hamerani, Eumenegildo
Mint: Rome
Hamerani, Ottone

Great Britain

Maker(s)

Ruler: George II (1727-60)
Mint: Royal Mint

An image of British Isles

Pierced gold angel, Charles I, Tower Mint, 1632-33.

Maker(s)

Ruler: Charles I (1625-49)
Mint: Royal Mint

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