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Billon

Scope note

An alloy of silver mixed with an equal or greater amount of a base metal, usually copper.

This term has 4,766 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material

Getty AAT term number

3000194590

Broader Terms used

silver alloy

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

Jital

Maker(s)

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

Jital

Maker(s)

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

Tanka (coin)

Maker(s)

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

Jital

Maker(s)

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

Fals

Maker(s)

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

Tanka (coin)

Maker(s)

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

Jital

Maker(s)

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

Jital

Maker(s)

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

Jital

Maker(s)

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

Jital

Maker(s)

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

Half Tanka

Maker(s)

Ruler: Firuz Shah (1351-88)
Ruler: Abul Fatah Al-Mutasid (1352-61) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

Jital

Maker(s)

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

Jital

Maker(s)

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

Jital

Maker(s)

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

Jital

Maker(s)

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

Tanka (coin)

Maker(s)

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

Jital

Maker(s)

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

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Chahada Deva (1172-91)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

Jital

Maker(s)

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

Jital

Maker(s)

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

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