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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 20 Cash (4 Falus)

20 Cash (4 Falus)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Issuer: East India Company (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

An image of 6 Reas (1 1/2 Pice)

6 Reas (1 1/2 Pice)

Maker(s)

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

An image of ½ rupee

½ rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Raghuji III (1818-52)
Ahmed Shah Bahadur (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Nagpur

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Raghuji III (1818-52)
Ahmed Shah Bahadur (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Nagpur

An image of Takka

Takka

Maker(s)

Ruler: Kher family
The Peshwa (On behalf of)
Mint: Sagar Ravishanagar

An image of 1/2 Pice

1/2 Pice

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sindhias
The Peshwa (On behalf of)
Mint: Mathura

An image of Double Fanam

Double Fanam

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

An image of Fulus

Fulus

Maker(s)

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

An image of Takka

Takka

Maker(s)

Ruler: Kher family
The Peshwa (On behalf of)
Mint: Sagar Ravishanagar

An image of 1/2 Paisa ?

1/2 Paisa ?

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sindhias
Mint: Bindraban Mominabad

An image of 1 Paisa

1 Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Nana Ghatge
Ahmed Shah Bahadur (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Jabalpur

An image of 1 Pice

1 Pice

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Issuer: East India Company (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

An image of 5 Cash (1 Falus)

5 Cash (1 Falus)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Issuer: East India Company (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

An image of Proof 6 Reas (1 1/2 Pice)

Proof 6 Reas (1 1/2 Pice)

Maker(s)

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

An image of Takka

Takka

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sindhias
The Peshwa (On behalf of)
Mint: Saharanpur

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: Agra

An image of 1 Pice

1 Pice

Maker(s)

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

An image of Dudu (10 Cash)

Dudu (10 Cash)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Issuer: East India Company (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

An image of 1/2 Dub (1/96 Rupee)

1/2 Dub (1/96 Rupee)

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1/4 Anna

1/4 Anna

Maker(s)

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

An image of Shivarai Paisa

Shivarai Paisa

Maker(s)

Ruler: Unattributed
Chhatrapati Shivaji (Struck in the name of)
Mint: uncertain
Mint inferred: Deccan

An image of 6 Reas (1 1/2 Pice)

6 Reas (1 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: Daulat Rao Sindhia (1794-1827)
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Agra

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