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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 15,874 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

12yrs ago

Connected records

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sulayman b. al-Hasan (fl. 1331)
Mint: Kilwa (Inferred)

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Follis

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Izz al-Din Abu Bakr (1146-56) (Countermarked by)
Ruler: Qutb ad-Din Mawdud (1149-69) (Inferred)
Ruler: Sayf al-Din Ghazi II (1169-80) (Countermarked by)
Place of use: Cizre

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Muhammad b. Sulayman
Mint: Kilwa (Inferred)

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Zubayr b.‘Umar
Mint: Mogadishu (Inferred)

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Fals

Maker(s)

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

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Fals

Maker(s)

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

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Zubayr b.‘Umar
Mint: Mogadishu (Inferred)

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

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

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Fals

Maker(s)

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

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Follis

Maker(s)

Ruler: Uncertain Artuqid ruler (Countermarked by)

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Da'ud b. al-Hasan
Mint: Kilwa (Inferred)

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sultan Muhammad (14th century)
Mint: Mogadishu (Inferred)

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

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

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

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

An image of Fals

Fals

Maker(s)

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

Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: Mogadishu (Inferred)

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Fals

Maker(s)

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

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Ali b. Yusuf (15th century?)
Mint: Mogadishu (Inferred)

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Fals

Maker(s)

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

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Salah al-Din (1169-93)
Mint: Damascus

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Fals

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sulayman b. al-Hasan (fl. 1331)
Mint: Kilwa (Inferred)

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Fals

Maker(s)

Mint: Yubna
Mint: Yavne

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Islamic

Maker(s)

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

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Islamic

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mehmet VI (1918-22) (Struck in the rule of)
Mint: Al-Jaza'ir
Mint: Algeria

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