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 5,271 records attributed within our system.

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Getty AAT term number

300011021

Broader Terms used

<gold and gold alloy>

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Created

13yrs ago

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British Isles

Maker(s)

Ruler: Edward IV (1461-70, 1471-83)
Mint: Royal Mint

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British Isles

Maker(s)

Ruler: Elizabeth I (1558-1603)
Mint: Royal Mint

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USA

Maker(s)

Issuer: United States
Mint: Philadelphia

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British Isles

Maker(s)

Ruler: Edward VI (1547-53)
Mint: Royal Mint

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Italy

Maker(s)

Ruler: Lorenzo Priuli (1556-59)
Mint: Venice

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British Isles

Maker(s)

Ruler: James VI (1567-1625) (Before English accession)
Mint: Edinburgh

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Pendant

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown (Probably)

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Gold stater, Kushan Empire, Huvishka

Maker(s)

Ruler: Huvishka (140-83)

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United Kingdom

Maker(s)

Ruler: George V (1910-36)
Mint: Royal Mint

An image of British Isles

British Isles

Maker(s)

Ruler: James VI (1567-1625) (Before English accession)
Mint: Edinburgh

Compotier

Maker(s)

Factory: Tournai Porcelain Factory

Tsuba

A Sage seated on a tiger skin, receiving an offering from a young man

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Unknown

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Box

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Seated lady hands raised in front of herself

Maker(s)

Miniaturist: Unknown

Tetradrachm

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285 BC-246 BC)
Ruler: Arsinoe II
Ruler: Ptolemy I (323 BC-285 BC) (Struck in memory of)
Ruler: Berenice I (Struck in memory of)
Mint: Alexandria

VIGO five guineas

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anne (1702-14)
Mint: Royal Mint

Gold tari of Roger II as Count of Calabria and Sicily, struck at Messina or Palermo, 1112-27.

Maker(s)

Ruler: Roger II (1105-54)
Mint: Messina (Possibly)
Mint: Palermo (Possibly)

Astronomical Society Prize Medal. 1866.

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Engraver: Wyon, William

British Isles

Maker(s)

Ruler: William and Mary (1689-94)

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Half sovereign

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Mint: Sydney

An image of Sovereign (coin)

Sovereign (coin)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Mint: Sydney

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Imitation: a corrupt copy of a dinar of Fatimid ruler Mustansir (1035-94)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Baldwin II (1118-31)
Mint: Acre

Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Prize Medal. 1897.

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Engraver: Pinches, John

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