Coin

This term has 79,083 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object name
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Collection

Getty AAT term number

300037222

Narrower Terms used

Trade coinage
Islamic Coin
dirham

Equivalent Terms used

Created

14yrs ago

Closely matched 3rd party resources

http://nomisma.org/id/coin
http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300037222
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q41207

Nomisma Definition

A coin is a small, flat, usually round piece of metal or plastic used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender. They are standardized in weight, and produced in large quantities at a mint in order to facilitate trade. They are most often issued by a government.

offizielles Zahlungsmittel, zumeist aus Metall, dessen Gegenwert durch die ausgebende Autorität garantiert wird

Labels in other languages sourced via Nomisma

Coin
ﻦﻗﻭﺩ
Münze
Monnaie
Monedă
Монета
Munt
Moneta
Νόμισμα
монета

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Maker(s)

Mint: Aegospotami
State: Aegospotami

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Maker(s)

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Maker(s)

Ruler: Philip V (221-179 BC)

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Maker(s)

Mint: Korkyra
State: Korkyra

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Maker(s)

Mint: Thessalonica
State: Macedonia

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Greek

Maker(s)

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Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous

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Maker(s)

Mint: Ambracia
Mint: Ambrakia

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Maker(s)

Mint: Maroneia
State: Maroneia

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Maker(s)

Mint: Oinadai
State: Akarnania

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Maker(s)

Mint: Malta
State: Malta

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Greek

Maker(s)

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Greek

Maker(s)

Ruler: Demetrios II

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Maker(s)

Mint: Panticapaeum
Mint: Kerch

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Maker(s)

Issuer: League

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Maker(s)

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Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous

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Maker(s)

Issuer: Junius Silanus
Issuer: praetor (With the title)

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Maker(s)

Mint: Odessos
State: Odessos

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Maker(s)

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Maker(s)

Mint: Olbia
State: Olbia

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Maker(s)

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Maker(s)

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Maker(s)

Ruler: Kassander

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