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Silver

Scope note

Use for the pure metallic element having symbol Ag and atomic number 47; a malleable, ductile, white metal with characteristic sheen, considered a precious metal. Use also for this metal as processed and formed, usually in combination with other substances, to make various objects and materials.

This term has 33,053 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material
Object category
Object name
Technique

Getty AAT term number

300011029

Getty AAT term number

300011029

Broader Terms used

<silver and silver alloy>

Narrower Terms used

Base silver
fine silver

Term used for

Ag

Created

13yrs ago

Closely matched 3rd party resources

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300011029

Connected records

An image of Muzuna

Muzuna

Maker(s)

Ruler: al-Rashid (1664-72) (Struck in the rule of)
Mint: Hadrat Fas
Mint: Fas

An image of ½ drachm

½ drachm

Maker(s)

Issuer: Muqatil (788-92)
Mint: Tabaristan
Mint: Tpurstan

An image of Drachm

Drachm

Maker(s)

Issuer: Muhammad
Mint: Sakastan

An image of ½ drachm

½ drachm

Maker(s)

Issuer: Anonymous
Mint: Tabaristan
Mint: Tpurstan

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shah Shuja‘ al-Mulk (1801, 1803-09, 1839-42)
Mint: Kabul

An image of Dirham (¼ tanka)

Dirham (¼ tanka)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Timur (1370-1405)
Ruler: Mahmud (1388-98) (Struck in the name of)
Ruler: overlord (With the title of)
Mint: Samarqand
Mint: Samarkand

An image of 20 Para

20 Para

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Abd al-Majid (1823-61)
Mint: Qustantiniya
Mint: Istanbul

An image of 20 Para / Yirmilik

20 Para / Yirmilik

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mahmud II (1808-39)
Mint: Qustantiniya
Mint: Istanbul

An image of Zuzun

Zuzun

Maker(s)

Issuer: Muhammad (Struck in the name of)
Place of use: Middle East

An image of ½ rupee

½ rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sher ‘Ali (1863-79)
Mint: Kabul

An image of Tanka

Tanka

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shahrukh (1405-47)
Mint: Samarqand
Mint: Samarkand

An image of 2 Piastre (2 Qurush)

2 Piastre (2 Qurush)

Maker(s)

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

An image of Tanka

Tanka

Maker(s)

Ruler: Qara Yusuf (1406-20)
Ruler: Pir Budaq I (1411-18) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Tabriz

An image of Drachm

Drachm

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Ubaydallah b. Ziyad (674-83)
Mint: Basra

An image of Tenga

Tenga

Maker(s)

Ruler: Khudayar Khan (1844-58, 1862-63, 1865-75)
Mint: Khuqand
Mint: Kokand

An image of Sudaysi

Sudaysi

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Nasir (913-37)
Mint: Sa‘ada
Mint: Saîda

An image of Half dirham

Half dirham

Maker(s)

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

An image of Drachm

Drachm

Maker(s)

Ruler: Yazdigerd III (632-51) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Sistan

An image of Rupi

Rupi

Maker(s)

Ruler: Nadir Shah (1735-47)
Mint: Peshawar

An image of ½ drachm

½ drachm

Maker(s)

Issuer: Muqatil (788-92)
Mint: Tabaristan
Mint: Tpurstan

An image of Qiran

Qiran

Maker(s)

Ruler: Nasir al-Din (1848-96)
Mint: Hamadhan

An image of Drachm

Drachm

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Umar b. ‘Ubaydallah (686-89)
Mint: Ardashir-Khurra
Mint: Ardeshir Khurrah

An image of 10 Para / Onluk

10 Para / Onluk

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mahmud II (1808-39)
Mint: Qustantiniya
Mint: Istanbul

An image of Para

Para

Maker(s)

Ruler: Fath Giray II (1736-37)
Mint: Baghcha Saray

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