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Coin

This term has 76,632 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object name
Object category
Collection

Getty AAT term number

300037222

Narrower Terms used

Trade coinage
Islamic Coins
dirham

Equivalent Terms used

coins

Created

13yrs 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

Concept type

ObjectType

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Mint: Jaza ’ir
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Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Salih Isma‘il (1174-81)
Mint: Halab
Mint: Aleppo

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Tanka

Maker(s)

Ruler: Muhammad Shaybani (1500-10)
Mint: Herat

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Piastre (Qirsh)

Maker(s)

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

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Ala al-Din Muhammad (1200-20)
Mint: Bamiyan
Mint: Bamyan

An image of Falus

Falus

Maker(s)

Mint: Kabul

½ shahi

Maker(s)

Ruler: Isma’il I (1501-24)
Mint: Amul

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mahmud Shah (1801-03, 1809-17)
Mint: Herat

An image of 5 Piastre (5 Qurush)

5 Piastre (5 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 Falus

Falus

Maker(s)

Mint: Qandahar
Mint: Qandhar

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Muhammad I (1293-94, 1299-1309, 1310-41)
Mint: Cairo
Mint: al-Qahira

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Place of use: Middle East

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Kaykhusru II (1236-45)
Mint: Qunya
Mint: Konya

An image of Follis

Follis

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sayf al-Din Ghazi II (1169-80)
Place of use: Mosul

½ qiran

Maker(s)

Ruler: Kamram Shah
Mint: Harat
Mint: Herat

An image of ½ drachm

½ drachm

Maker(s)

Issuer: Anonymous
Mint: Tabaristan
Mint: Tpurstan

An image of Manghir

Manghir

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sulayman II (1196-1204)
Mint: Qustantiniya
Mint: Istanbul

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Salih Isma‘il (1174-81)
Mint: Damascus
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An image of 2 fals

2 fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Moulay ´Abd al-Rahman (1822-59) (Struck in the rule of)
Mint: Ribat al-Fath
Mint: Rabat

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Emesa
Mint: Homs
Mint: Hims

An image of 100 Para / Yuzluk

100 Para / Yuzluk

Maker(s)

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

An image of Falus

Falus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mahmud Shah (1801-03, 1809-17)
Mint: Kashmir

An image of Dam

Dam

Maker(s)

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

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