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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

Connected records

An image of 8 Kharub

8 Kharub

Maker(s)

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

An image of 5 Piastre (5 Qurush)

5 Piastre (5 Qurush)

Maker(s)

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

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Khushqadam (1461-67)
Mint: Halab
Mint: Aleppo

An image of Qiran

Qiran

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mohammad Shah Qajar (1834-48)
Mint: Rasht

An image of Budju

Budju

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mahmud II (1808-39)
Mint: Jaza ’ir
Mint: Algiers

An image of ½ Kharub

½ Kharub

Maker(s)

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

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Damascus
Mint: Dimashq

An image of 10 Para

10 Para

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 Para

Para

Maker(s)

Ruler: Selim Giray I (1671-78, 1684-91, 1692-99)
Mint: Baghcha Saray

An image of 2 dirhams

2 dirhams

Maker(s)

Ruler: Abu Sa‘id (1316-35)
Mint: Isfahan

An image of Falus

Falus

Maker(s)

Mint: Ahmadshahi
Mint: Qandhar

An image of Double rupee

Double rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shah Zaman (1793-1801)
Mint: Kabul

An image of Falus

Falus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shah Zaman (1793-1801)
Mint: Kashmir

An image of 2 fals

2 fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sidi Muhammad IV (1859-73) (Struck in the rule of)
Mint: No mint
Place of use: Morocco

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ahmad Shah (1747-72)
Mint: Kabul

An image of Half dirham

Half dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Kamil Muhammad I (1218-38)
Mint: Damascus
Mint: Dimashq

An image of Abazi

Abazi

Maker(s)

Ruler: Karim Khan Zand (1760-79) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Tiflis
Mint: Tbilisi

An image of Piastre (Qirsh)

Piastre (Qirsh)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Abdul Hamid II (1876-1909)
Ruler: Muhammad al-Sadiq Bey (1876-82) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Qustantiniya
Mint: Istanbul

An image of 2 fals

2 fals

Maker(s)

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

An image of Dam

Dam

Maker(s)

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

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Taj al-Din Yildiz (1206-15)
Mint: No mint
Mint: Ghazna

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Barquq (1382-89, 1390-99)
Mint: Cairo

Akçe

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mehmet I (1403-13)
Mint: Edirne

An image of 20 Para / Yirmilik

20 Para / Yirmilik

Maker(s)

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

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