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Coin

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

Term type

AAT
Object name
Object category
Collection

Getty AAT term number

300037222

Narrower Terms used

Trade coinage
Islamic Coin
dirham

Equivalent Terms used

coins

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

Concept type

ObjectType

Connected records

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Daulat Rao Sindhia (1794-1827)
Ruler: Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Agra

An image of Fanon (1/5 Rupee)

Fanon (1/5 Rupee)

Maker(s)

Issuer: Compagnie française des Indes orientales (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Mahé
Mint: Mahî

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Daulat Rao Sindhia (1794-1827)
Muhammad Akbar II (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Gwalior Fort

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Asaf-ud-Doula (1775-1797)
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Allahabad

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Alamgir II (1754-59) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Arkat

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Jagat Singh II (1803-1818)
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Sawai Madhopur

An image of 1/4 Anna

1/4 Anna

Maker(s)

Ruler: Madhav Rao (1886-1926)
Mint: Lashkar

An image of ½ rupee

½ rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Nasir-ud-din Haider (1827-37)
Mint: Lakhnau
Mint: Lucknow

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Singh, Pertab
'Shri Raghunathji' (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Srinagar

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mahadji Sindhia (1761-1794)
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Gwalior Fort

An image of Dokdo (Paisa)

Dokdo (Paisa)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Ruler: Rasool Khan (1892-1911) (Inferred)
Mint: Junagarh

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: No mint

An image of 5 Cash

5 Cash

Maker(s)

Ruler: Krishna Raja Wodeyar (1810-68) (Inferred)
Mint: Mysore

1/8 Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Unattributed
Dost-i-Landhan' (Friend of London) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Udaipur

An image of 5 Cash

5 Cash

Maker(s)

Ruler: Krishna Raja Wodeyar (1810-68) (Inferred)
Mint: Mysore

An image of 1/4 Rupee

1/4 Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mir Mahboob Ali Khan (1869-1911)
Mint: Farkhanda Bunyaad

An image of 1/2 Pice

1/2 Pice

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
East India Company (Struck in the name of)
Mint: uncertain

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Ruler: Dulhe Singh (1850-1898) (Inferred)
Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Sailana

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Daulat Rao Sindhia (1794-1827)
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Narwar

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ranbir Singh (1856-85)
'Shri Raghunathji' (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Srinagar

Double Fanam

Maker(s)

Ruler: Charles II (1660-85) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Kalyan Singh (1797-1832)
Muhammad Akbar II (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Kishangarh

An image of Dub (1/48 Rupee)

Dub (1/48 Rupee)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
East India Company (Struck in the name of)
Mint: uncertain

An image of Akhtar

Akhtar

Maker(s)

Ruler: Tipu Sultan (1782-99) (Inferred)
Mint: Patan

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