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billon

Also known as: billon; base silver; base-silver
Scope note: The term refers to a coinage metal consisting essentially of silver and copper, with silver typically in the range 10-30%. For Greek and Roman coins historically referred to as billon or base silver, enter 'base silver' in Description, 'silver' in Materials and 'base' in Materials Comment. 'Billon' is particularly associated with the coinage of medieval and early modern Europe, where it formed a recognised third level of currency, alongside gold and fine silver, used for low denominations. It is also known as 'black money' and 'base-silver'. From the 16th century it came to be replaced by copper coinage, but did not disappear completely until the 19th century.
Broader terms: copper alloy; silver alloy

6,479 related objects

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.26 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.20 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.33 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.28 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.36 |
Production date: 14thC |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.34 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: 1853,0628.34 |
Production date: 16thC |
Production place: Minted in:Uri

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.9 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: 1906,1103.5230 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.24 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.18 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.30 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.19 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p390.2 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.17 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p627.2 |
Production date: 14thC |
Production place: Minted in:Tuggen

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p627.3 |
Production date: 14thC |
Production place: Minted in:Tuggen

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p342.5 |
Production date: 15thC |
Production place: Minted in:Schwyz (town)

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p484.29 |
Production date: 15thC |
Production place: Minted in:Zofingen

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p330.7 |
Production date: 1400-1425 |
Production place: Minted in:Schaffhausen (town)

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p482.2 |
Production date: 13thC-14thC |
Production place: Minted in:Zofingen

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p482.1 |
Production date: 13thC-14thC |
Production place: Minted in:Zofingen

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p484.24 |
Production date: 15thC |
Production place: Minted in:Zofingen

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p482.4 |
Production date: 13thC-14thC |
Production place: Minted in:Zofingen

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p483.15 |
Production date: 15thC |
Production place: Minted in:Zofingen

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p483.13 |
Production date: 15thC |
Production place: Minted in:Zofingen

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p330.10 |
Production date: 17thC |
Production place: Minted in:Schaffhausen (town)

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p342.6 |
Production date: 15thC |
Production place: Minted in:Schwyz (town)

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p484.21 |
Production date: 15thC |
Production place: Minted in:Zofingen

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p483.12 |
Production date: 15thC |
Production place: Minted in:Zofingen

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p330.4 |
Production date: 1300-1320 |
Production place: Minted in:Schaffhausen (town)

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p483.9 |
Production date: 15thC |
Production place: Minted in:Zofingen

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p483.16 |
Production date: 15thC |
Production place: Minted in:Zofingen

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p483.17 |
Production date: 15thC |
Production place: Minted in:Zofingen

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p390.1 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.21 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.14 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.11 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.16 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.27 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p390.4 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.22 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.7 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.6 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.15 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.31 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.35 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.29 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.25 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.23 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.8 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.10 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p390.5 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.12 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p390.3 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.13 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p391.32 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p627.1 |
Production date: 14thC |
Production place: Minted in:Tuggen

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p627.4 |
Production date: 14thC |
Production place: Minted in:Tuggen

bracteate coin

Museum number: 1906,1103.5231 |
Production date: 13thC-14thC |
Production place: Minted in:Zofingen

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p482.5 |
Production date: 13thC-14thC |
Production place: Minted in:Zofingen

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p342.4 |
Production date: 15thC |
Production place: Minted in:Schwyz (town)

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p484.23 |
Production date: 15thC |
Production place: Minted in:Zofingen

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p330.5 |
Production date: 1377-1390 |
Production place: Minted in:Schaffhausen (town)

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p483.10 |
Production date: 15thC |
Production place: Minted in:Zofingen

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p484.22 |
Production date: 15thC |
Production place: Minted in:Zofingen

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p483.14 |
Production date: 15thC |
Production place: Minted in:Zofingen

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p330.11 |
Production date: 17thC |
Production place: Minted in:Schaffhausen (town)

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p483.11 |
Production date: 15thC |
Production place: Minted in:Zofingen

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p482.3 |
Production date: 13thC-14thC |
Production place: Minted in:Zofingen

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p330.8 |
Production date: 1400-1425 |
Production place: Minted in:Schaffhausen (town)

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p330.6 |
Production date: 1377-1390 |
Production place: Minted in:Schaffhausen (town)

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p482.6 |
Production date: 13thC-14thC |
Production place: Minted in:Zofingen

bracteate coin

Museum number: TWN,p330.9 |
Production date: 1400-1425 |
Production place: Minted in:Schaffhausen (town)

coin

Museum number: 1908,0205.15 |
Authority: BIOG52127 Ruler:Henry II, King of Navarre |
Production date: 1516-1555 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: SSB,134.27.1 |
Authority: BIOG64572 Ruler:Anonymous |
Production place: Minted in:Viennois

coin

Museum number: 1908,0205.2 |
Authority: BIOG114805 Ruler:Sancho VII, King of Navarre |
Production date: 1194-1234 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: 1908,0205.4 |
Authority: BIOG110321 Ruler:Jeanne I, Queen of Navarre and Queen consort of France |
Production date: 1274-1305 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: TWN,Inv.212 |
Authority: BIOG108933 Ruler:Guglielmo II Paleologo, Marquis of Montferrato |
Production date: 1494-1518 |
Production place: Minted in:Monferrato

coin

Museum number: 1908,0205.3 |
Authority: BIOG116401 Ruler:Thibaut II, King of Navarre |
Production date: 1253-1270 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: 1908,0205.1 |
Authority: BIOG114804 Ruler:Sancho VI, King of Navarre |
Production date: 1150-1194 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: SSB,134.27.2 |
Authority: BIOG64572 Ruler:Anonymous |
Production place: Minted in:Viennois

coin

Museum number: SSB,139.120 |
Authority: BIOG52127 Ruler:Henry II, King of Navarre |
Production date: 1516-1555 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: 1908,0215.18 |
Authority: Ruler:Antoine de Bourbon, King of NavarreRuler:Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre |
Production date: 1555-1562 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: SSB,138.4.2 |
Authority: BIOG111506 Ruler:Louis XI, King of France |
Production date: 1440-1456 |
Production place: Minted in:Viennois

coin

Museum number: 1850,0201.5 |
Authority: BIOG108933 Ruler:Guglielmo II Paleologo, Marquis of Montferrato |
Production date: 1494-1518 |
Production place: Minted in:Monferrato

coin

Museum number: 1908,0205.7 |
Authority: BIOG105561 Ruler:Charles II, King of Navarre |
Production date: 1349-1387 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: 1910,0612.7 |
Authority: BIOG110189 Ruler:Jean II, Dauphin of Viennois |
Production date: 1307-1319 |
Production place: Minted in:Viennois

coin

Museum number: 1908,0205.10 |
Authority: Ruler:John III, King of NavarreRuler:Catherine de Foix, Queen of Navarre |
Production date: 1484-1512 |
Production place: Minted in:Navarre

coin

Museum number: 1855,0612.234 |
Authority: BIOG104409 Ruler:Bonifacio II, Marquis of Montferrat |
Production date: 1225-1253 |
Production place: Minted in:Monferrato

coin

Museum number: TWN,Inv.215 |
Authority: BIOG104409 Ruler:Bonifacio II, Marquis of Montferrat |
Production date: 1225-1253 |
Production place: Minted in:Monferrato

coin

Museum number: 1870,0507.9245 |
Authority: Ruler:Philip the Fair, Duke of Burgundy and King of CastileRuler:Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor |
Production date: 1482-1505 |
Production place: Minted in:Duchy of Brabant

coin

Museum number: 1870,0507.9250 |
Authority: BIOG105548 Ruler:Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor |
Production date: 1506-1555 |
Production place: Minted in:Duchy of Brabant

coin

Museum number: 1928,0314.287 |
Authority: BIOG112012 Ruler:Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Burgundy |
Production date: 1477-1482 |
Production place: Minted in:Duchy of Brabant

coin

Museum number: G3,FDSC4.13 |
Authority: BIOG22554 Ruler:Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy |
Production date: 1476 |
Production place: Minted in:Duchy of Brabant

coin

Museum number: 1910,1209.23 |
Authority: BIOG109016 Ruler:Guillaume III, Count of Ponthieu |
Production date: 1191-1221 |
Production place: Minted in:Ponthieu

coin

Museum number: 1869,0402.21 |
Authority: BIOG36256 Ruler:Louis Philippe, King of the French |
Production date: 1846 |
Production place: Issued in:Guyana

coin

Museum number: 1860,0501.491 |
Production date: 1562 |
Production place: Minted in:Solothurn

coin

Museum number: TWN,p420.13 |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Minted in:Ticino

coin

Museum number: TWN,p507.111 |
Production date: 16thC |
Production place: Minted in:Zug (canton)