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nummion|ˈnuːmɪɒn|
Usu. in pl. nummia |-ɪə|.
[ad. Gr. νουµ(µ)ίον, dim. of νοῦµµος coin.]
A Byzantine copper coin, equal to one fortieth of a follis.
1908,1962[see follis]. 1970Ashmolean Mus. Rep. Visitors 1969 40 The earliest in a series of Byzantine accessions is a scarce 33-nummia coin of Justinian I. 1973P. D. Whitting Byzantine Coins vii. 89 The copper nummia in their thousands were too small to have any recognizable value in themselves and could only circulate on a basis of public confidence. |