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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 20 Para

20 Para

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Abd al-‘Aziz (1861-76)
Mint: Misr
State: Egypt
Mint: Cairo

An image of 2 falus

2 falus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Moulay ´Abd al-Rahman (1822-59)
Mint: Tatwan
State: Morocco
Mint: Tetouan

An image of Islamic

Islamic

Maker(s)

Mint: Nimruz
Ruler: Tahmasp I (1524-76)

An image of Islamic

Islamic

Maker(s)

Mint: Heliopolis
State: Egypt

An image of 10 Para

10 Para

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Abd al-‘Aziz (1861-76)
Mint: Qustantinya
State: Ottoman Empire
Mint: Istanbul

An image of Islamic

Islamic

Maker(s)

Mint: Ghazna
Ruler: Abd al-Rashid

An image of Islamic

Islamic

Maker(s)

Mint: Sultaniya
Ruler: Anushirvan (1344-56)

An image of Islamic

Islamic

Maker(s)

Mint: Damascus
State: Damascus

An image of Islamic

Islamic

Maker(s)

Mint: Rabat
Ruler: Abd al-Rahman (1822-59)

An image of Islamic

Islamic

Maker(s)

Mint: Nakhichevan
Ruler: Anushirvan (1344-56)

An image of Drachm

Drachm

Maker(s)

Ruler: Abd Allah b. al-Zubayr (680-692)
Mint: Darabjird

An image of Islamic

Islamic

Maker(s)

Mint: Granada
Ruler: Anonymous

An image of 30 Para / Zolota

30 Para / Zolota

Maker(s)

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

An image of Pul

Pul

Maker(s)

Ruler: Birdi Beg (1357-60)
Mint: Saray al-Jadida

An image of Pul

Pul

Maker(s)

Ruler: Jani Beg
Mint: Saray al-Jadida

An image of Pul

Pul

Maker(s)

Ruler: Jani Beg
Mint: Saray al-Jadida

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Ma‘arrat Misrin
Mint: Ma‘arat Misrin

An image of Pul

Pul

Maker(s)

Ruler: Khizr Khan
Mint: Gulistan

An image of Follis

Follis

Maker(s)

Ruler: Heraclius (610-641) (After)
Mint: Cyprus

An image of Drachm

Drachm

Maker(s)

Issuer: Ziyad b. Abi Sufyan (665-673)
Mint: Basra

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Kamil Muhammad I (1218-38)
Mint: Qal‘at Ja‘bar

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Ma‘arrat Misrin
Mint: Ma‘arat Misrin

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Farrukhzad (690s?)
Mint: Ardashir-Khurra
Mint: Ardeshir Khurrah

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Farrukhzad (690s?)
Mint: Ardashir-Khurra
Mint: Ardeshir Khurrah

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