historical coin
C8587
concept
A historical coin is a piece of currency from a past era whose physical characteristics, inscriptions, and context of use provide insight into the economic, political, and cultural history of the society that produced it.
All labels observed (17)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| coin | 12 |
| historical currency unit | 12 |
| medieval coin | 9 |
| ancient coin | 6 |
| medieval silver coin | 4 |
| numismatic object | 4 |
| Achaemenid imperial coinage | 2 |
| Venetian coin | 2 |
| ancient Chinese coin | 2 |
| ancient Roman coin | 2 |
| medieval gold coin | 2 |
| Byzantine gold coin | 1 |
| ancient monetary unit | 1 |
| bronze coinage | 1 |
| early United States coinage type | 1 |
| early modern coin | 1 |
| tang dynasty coinage | 1 |
Instances (57)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Seated Liberty dollar | numismatic object |
| Ottoman kuruş | historical currency unit |
| tolar | historical currency unit |
| maravedí | coin |
| Liège florin | historical currency unit |
| Banliang coin | ancient Chinese coin |
| Kaiyuan Tongbao cash coins | bronze coinage |
| Brabantine florin | medieval gold coin |
| Genoese scudo | coin |
| thaler | historical currency unit |
|
Dutch thaler "leeuwendaalder" (lion dollar)
surface form:
leeuwendaalder
|
early modern coin |
| tenga | historical currency unit |
| perpera | medieval coin |
| Daric | ancient coin |
| Jital | coin |
| aspron trachy | medieval coin |
|
osella (historic Venetian gold coin or medal)
surface form:
osella (Venetian coin-medal)
|
numismatic object |
| Loonse denier | medieval coin |
| Kreuzer | coin |
| Venetian grosso | medieval silver coin |
| Venetian denaro | medieval coin |
|
siglos (Achaemenid silver coin)
surface form:
siglos
|
ancient coin |
| Irish penny | medieval coin |
| Polish grosz | coin |
| akçe | historical currency unit |
| Wu Zhu cash coins | ancient Chinese coin |
| Capped Bust dime | early United States coinage type |
| zecchino | Venetian coin |
| Goryeo tongbo | coin |
| Carthaginian shekel | ancient coin |
| Aragonese florin | medieval gold coin |
| Renaissance medals | numismatic object |
| Follis | coin |
| Common Penny | medieval coin |
| Genevan thaler | historical currency unit |
| pod duang | coin |
| Gulden | coin |
| threepence | coin |
| shekel (weight-based) | ancient monetary unit |
| tanka | medieval silver coin |
| Prussian groschen | medieval coin |
| denarius | ancient coin |
| hyperpyron | Byzantine gold coin |
| Bohemian groschen | medieval silver coin |
| antoninianus | ancient Roman coin |
| Brabantine gros | medieval silver coin |
| Merovingian denier | medieval coin |
| Roman sestertius | ancient Roman coin |
| Kandyan massa | coin |
| Two Sicilies piastra | historical currency unit |