Billon

Scope note

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

This term has 4,768 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material

Getty AAT term number

3000194590

Broader Terms used

Created

14yrs ago

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Double tournois

Maker(s)

Ruler: Philip the Good (1419-1467)
Mint: Auxonne

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Gros tournois à l'o long

Maker(s)

Ruler: Philip IV (1285-1314)

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Medieval

Maker(s)

Mint: Nantes
Ruler: John V (1399-1442)

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Blancs

Maker(s)

Ruler: John V (1399-1442)
Mint: Nantes

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Denier

Maker(s)

Ruler: John III (1312-41)

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Blanc à l'écu (guénar)

Maker(s)

Ruler: Charles VI (1380-1422)
Mint: Montpellier

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Medieval

Maker(s)

Ruler: Louis IX (1226-70)

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Liard au dauphin

Maker(s)

Ruler: Charles VIII (1483-97)
Mint: Cremieu
Mint: Crîmieu

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Mite

Maker(s)

Mint: Hohenlimburg
Ruler: Dietrich IV (1344-1401)

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Pfennig

Maker(s)

Mint: Cleves
Ruler: Adolf II
duke, (1417-1448) (With the title of)

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Krumsteert

Maker(s)

Mint: Emden
Ruler: Ulrich Cirksena
Capitaneus, (1441-1448, 1453-1464 ) (With the title of)
Count, (1464-1466) (With the title of)

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Double gröschlein

Maker(s)

Mint: Emmerich
Ruler: John II (1481-1521)

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Altes Möhrchen

Maker(s)

Mint: Trier
Ruler: John II of Baden (1456-1503)
Archbishop (from 1465) (With the title of)

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Pfennig

Maker(s)

Mint: Paderborn
Ruler: Dietrich of Stoffelberg (1307; 1310-1321)

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Demi-double

Maker(s)

Ruler: Charles IV (1322-28)
State: France

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Real preto

Maker(s)

Ruler: John I (1383-1433)
Mint: Lisbon
State: Portugal

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Denier

Maker(s)

Ruler: Charles the Bald (840-77)
Mint: Orléans
State: West Francia

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Denier

Maker(s)

Ruler: Charles the Bald (840-77) (Uncertain)
Mint: Courcessin
State: West Francia
Mint: Courtsessin

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Denier

Maker(s)

Ruler: Charles the Bald (840-77)
Mint: Le Mans
State: West Francia

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Denier

Maker(s)

Ruler: Charles the Bald (840-77)
Mint: Blois
State: West Francia

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Denier

Maker(s)

Ruler: Charles the Bald (840-77)
Mint: Tours
State: West Francia

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Denier

Maker(s)

Guillaume de la Roche (1276-85)
Mint: Athens
State: Athens

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Angevine

Maker(s)

Mint: Metz

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Obol

Maker(s)

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