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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

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Jital

Maker(s)

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

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Jital

Maker(s)

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

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Qutb. Mubarak (1316-20)
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: 'Ala al-Din Muhammad (1296-1316)
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: 'Ala al-Din Muhammad (1296-1316)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

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

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Tanka (coin)

Maker(s)

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

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Nasir. Ibrahim (1059-99)
Mint: Lahore (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: Jalal al-Din Firuz (1290-96)
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: Jalal al-Din Firuz (1290-96)
Mint: Delhi (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: Shams-ud-Din Iltutmish (1210-35)
Mint: Multan (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: Nasir-ud-Din Qubacha (1203-28)
Mint: Multan (Inferred)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: Chahada Deva (1172-91)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

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

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Half Tanka

Maker(s)

Ruler: Fath Khan (1358-)
Ruler: Firuz Shah (1351-88) (Struck in the name of)
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: Mu'izuddin Kaiqubad (1287-90)
Mint: Delhi (Inferred)

An image of Do Gani

Do Gani

Maker(s)

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

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