Gold

Scope note

Use for the pure metallic element having symbol Au and atomic number 79; soft, heavy, chemically inactive, yellow metal, considered as a precious metal since ancient times, and serving in many cultures as the basis of material trade values. Use also for this metal as processed and formed, usually in combination with other substances, to make various objects and materials.

This term has 5,282 records attributed within our system.

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Keyword

Getty AAT term number

300011021

Broader Terms used

<gold and gold alloy>

Term used for

Created

14yrs ago

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Pagoda (Hoan)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Krishna Raja Wodeyar (1810-68)

1 Fanam

Maker(s)

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

1 Fanam

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Ruler: Balarama Varma I (1798-1810) (Inferred)
Mint: No mint

1 Pagoda

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Nagapattanam

1 Fanam

Maker(s)

Ruler: Tipu Sultan (1782-99) (Inferred)
Mint: Farrukhi
Mint: Feroke

1 Fanam

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Cochin

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1 Mohur

Maker(s)

Ruler: William IV (1830-37)
Mint: Calcutta

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1 Pagoda

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

1 Pagoda

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Mint: Madras (Inferred)

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5 Rupees (1/3rd Mohur)

Maker(s)

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

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1/4 Mohur

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Ahilya Bai (1765-1795) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Murshidabad

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Ashrafi

Maker(s)

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

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Ashrafi

Maker(s)

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

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Solidus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Marcianus (450-57)
Ruler: Pulcheria (Struck in the name of)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Constantinople

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1 Mohur

Maker(s)

Ruler: William IV (1830-37)
Mint: Calcutta

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Solidus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Honorius (395-423)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Ravenna

An image of Solidus

Solidus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Valentinian III (425-55)
Ruler: Galla Placidia (Struck in the name of)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Ravenna

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Solidus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Valentinian I (364-75)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Constantinople

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Solidus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Julian II (AD 360-63)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Antioch

1 Pagoda

Maker(s)

Mint: Madras (Inferred)

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1 Pagoda

Maker(s)

Mint: Madras (Inferred)

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1/2 Ashrafi

Maker(s)

Ruler: Muhammad Ali (1837-42)
Mint: Lakhnau
Mint: Lucknow

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Solidus

Maker(s)

Ruler: Majorian (457-61)
State: Roman Empire
Mint: Arelate

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Ashrafi

Maker(s)

Ruler: Wajid Ali (1847-56)
Mint: Lakhnau
Mint: Lucknow

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