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Billon

Scope note

An alloy of silver mixed with an equal or greater amount of a base metal, usually copper.

This term has 4,766 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material

Getty AAT term number

3000194590

Broader Terms used

silver alloy

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

An image of 5 batzen

5 batzen

Maker(s)

Issuer: Aargau
State: Switzerland

An image of Dehliwal

Dehliwal

Maker(s)

Ruler: Amrita Pala (-1195)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Muhammad bin Tughluq (1325-51)
Place: Delhi (Inferred)

An image of 20 kreuzer

20 kreuzer

Maker(s)

Issuer: Bern
Mint: Bern (Inferred)
State: Switzerland

An image of 4 soldi

4 soldi

Maker(s)

Italy (State)
Mint: Genoa

An image of 10 kreuzer

10 kreuzer

Maker(s)

Issuer: Bern
Mint: Bern (Inferred)
State: Switzerland

An image of 20 kreuzer

20 kreuzer

Maker(s)

Issuer: Bern
Mint: Bern (Inferred)
State: Switzerland

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ghiyath-ud-din Tughluq (1320-25)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Saif Hasan Qarlugh (1239-49)
Mint: Nandana (Inferred)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Saif Hasan Qarlugh (1239-49)
Mint: Multan (Inferred)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mu'iz Bahram (1240-42)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Mu'izz ud-Din Muhammad bin Sam (1163-1206)
Mint: Bamiyan (Inferred)
Mint: Bamyan

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Nasir-ud-Din Qubacha (1203-28)
Mint: Multan (Inferred)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: 'Ala al-Din Muhammad (1296-1316)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ghiyath Balban (1266-87)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Saif Hasan Qarlugh (1239-49)
Mint: Multan (Inferred)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Firuz Shah (1351-88)
Ruler: Al Hakim II (1339-52) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Firuz Shah (1351-88)
Ruler: Al Hakim II (1339-52) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shams-ud-Din Iltutmish (1210-35)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Muhammad bin Tughluq (1325-51)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shams-ud-Din Iltutmish (1210-35)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shams-ud-Din Iltutmish (1210-35)
Mint: Multan (Inferred)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ghiyath Balban (1266-87)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: 'Ala al-Din Muhammad (1296-1316)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

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