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Copper

Scope note

Use for the pure metallic element having the symbol Cu and atomic number 29; a reddish metal that is very malleable and ductile. Use also for this metal as processed and formed, usually in combination with other substances, to make various objects and materials.

This term has 15,886 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material
Object name
Object category

Getty AAT term number

300011020

Broader Terms used

<copper and copper alloy>

Term used for

Cu

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

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3 fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Place of use: Morocco

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Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mu‘izz al-Din Muhammad b. Sam (1171-1206)
Mint: Ghazna (Inferred)
Mint: Ghazni

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2 fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Moulay ´Abd al-Rahman (1822-59) (Struck in the rule of)
Place of use: Morocco

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Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Bahramshah (1360s-74)
Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Ghazna

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Moulay ´Abd al-Rahman (1822-59) (Struck in the rule of)
Place of use: Morocco

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Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Ala al-Din Muhammad (1200-20)
Mint: Ghazna (Inferred)
Mint: Ghazni

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Moulay ´Abd al-Rahman (1822-59) (Struck in the rule of)
Place of use: Morocco

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: Bamiyan
Mint: Bamyan

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Kayqubadh I (1219-36)
Mint: No mint

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2 fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Moulay al-Hasan I (1873-94) (Struck in the rule of)
Mint: Marrakush
Mint: Marrakech

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mahmud (994-1030)
Mint: Ghazna

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Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Ala al-Din Muhammad (1200-20)
Mint: Ghazna (Inferred)
Mint: Ghazni

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2 fals

Maker(s)

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

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Kayqubadh I (1219-36)
Mint: Bilwaran

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Fals

Maker(s)

Issuer: Habib b. al-Jahm
Mint: Nisibin
Mint: Nusaybin

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Hasan b. Sulayman (c. 1315)
Mint: Kilwa (Inferred)

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5 Para

Maker(s)

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

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Fals

Maker(s)

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

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Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Ala al-Din Muhammad (1200-20)
Mint: No mint

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5 Para

Maker(s)

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

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Islamic

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mahmud II (1808-39) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Qustantiniya (Struck in the name of)

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4 fals

Maker(s)

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

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Ali b. al-Hasan
Mint: Kilwa (Inferred)

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5 Para

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Abd al-‘Aziz (1861-76)
Ruler: Muhammad al-Sadiq Bey (1876-82) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Qustantiniya
Mint: Istanbul

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