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Silver

Scope note

Use for the pure metallic element having symbol Ag and atomic number 47; a malleable, ductile, white metal with characteristic sheen, considered a precious metal. Use also for this metal as processed and formed, usually in combination with other substances, to make various objects and materials.

This term has 33,562 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material
Object category
Object name
Technique

Getty AAT term number

300011029

Getty AAT term number

300011029

Broader Terms used

<silver and silver alloy>

Narrower Terms used

Base silver
fine silver

Term used for

Ag

Created

14yrs ago

Closely matched 3rd party resources

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300011029

Connected records

An image of Abidi

Abidi

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1/4 Rupee

1/4 Rupee

Maker(s)

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

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sa'adat Ali (1798-1814)
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Muhammadabad Banaras

1/16 Rupee

Maker(s)

Mint: Udaipur (Inferred)

An image of 1/4 Rupee

1/4 Rupee

Maker(s)

Issuer: Dewan Purnaiya
Ruler: Krishna Raja Wodeyar (1810-68) (Inferred)
Ruler: Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Mysore

1/8 Rupee

Maker(s)

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

An image of 1/2 Kori

1/2 Kori

Maker(s)

Ruler: Unattributed
Muzaffar Shah (Struck in the name of)
Title: 'Shri Jam'
Mint: No mint

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Ibrahim Ali Khan (1871-1908)
Ruler: Ahmed Shah Durrani (1747-73) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Malerkotla
Mint: Sirhind

1/16 Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Madhav Rao (1886-1926)
Ruler: Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Lashkar

An image of ½ rupee

½ rupee

Maker(s)

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

An image of Imami

Imami

Maker(s)

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

Velli Fanam

Maker(s)

Ruler: Rama Varma IV (1853-64)
Mint: No mint

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Issuer: Raghunath Hari Newalkar
Ruler: Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Ruler: Madhavrao I (1745-72) (Struck in the rule of)
Mint: Jhansi

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Singh, Pertab
'Shri Raghunathji' (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Srinagar

An image of 2 Annas

2 Annas

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)
Mint: Calcutta (Inferred)
Mint: Bombay (Inferred)

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Alamgir II (1754-59) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Arkat

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Amjad Ali (1842-1847)
Mint: Lakhnau

2 Puttuns

Maker(s)

Mint: uncertain

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Anonymous
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Arkat
Mint inferred: Pondicherry

1/16 Rupee

Maker(s)

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

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Ruler: Shah Ali Gauhar (With the title of)
Mint: Deccan (Inferred)

1/16 Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Unattributed
Dost-i-Landhan' (Friend of London) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Udaipur

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

Ruler: Muhammad Ali 'Wala Jah' (1751-1795)
Shah Alam II (1761-1805) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Arkat

An image of Rupee

Rupee

Maker(s)

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

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