nummionn.

Brit.

/ˈnʌmɪɒn/, U.S.

/ˈnəmiɑn/

Inflections: Plural nummia Brit.

/ˈnʌmɪə/, U.S.

/ˈnəmiə/.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek νουμίον.

Etymology: < Byzantine Greek νουμίον, νουμμίον < ancient Greek νοῦμμος coin (probably < classical Latin nummus : see nummi- comb. form) + -ίον, diminutive suffix.

Numismatics.

A Byzantine copper coin, equal to one fortieth of a follis. Chiefly in plural.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > classical coins > [noun] > Byzantine

bezantc1175

hyperper1598

Byzantine1599

follis1789

nomisma1908

nummion1908

tetarteron1908

1908 W. Wroth Imperial Byzantine Coins I. p. lxxviii The chief denominations are marked M (the follis), K, I, E, being pieces of 40, 20, 10, and 5 nummia.

1962 R. A. G. Carson Coins 211 Theophilus also replaced the old 40 nummia coin by a new bronze coinage of follis and half-pieces with types.

1973 P. 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.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nummion
释义	nummionn. Brit. /ˈnʌmɪɒn/, U.S. /ˈnəmiɑn/ Inflections: Plural nummia Brit. /ˈnʌmɪə/, U.S. /ˈnəmiə/. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek νουμίον. Etymology: < Byzantine Greek νουμίον, νουμμίον < ancient Greek νοῦμμος coin (probably < classical Latin nummus : see nummi- comb. form) + -ίον, diminutive suffix. Numismatics. A Byzantine copper coin, equal to one fortieth of a follis. Chiefly in plural. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > classical coins > [noun] > Byzantine bezantc1175 hyperper1598 Byzantine1599 follis1789 nomisma1908 nummion1908 tetarteron1908 1908 W. Wroth Imperial Byzantine Coins I. p. lxxviii The chief denominations are marked M (the follis), K, I, E, being pieces of 40, 20, 10, and 5 nummia. 1962 R. A. G. Carson Coins 211 Theophilus also replaced the old 40 nummia coin by a new bronze coinage of follis and half-pieces with types. 1973 P. 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. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1908
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