nummusn.

Brit.

/ˈnʌməs/, U.S.

/ˈnəməs/,

/ˈnʊməs/

Inflections: Plural nummi Brit.

/ˈnʌmʌɪ/,

/ˈnʌmiː/, U.S.

/ˈnəmi/,

/ˈnəˌmaɪ/,

/ˈnʊmi/,

/ˈnʊˌmaɪ/.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nummus.

Etymology: < classical Latin nummus coin (see nummi- comb. form).

Numismatics.

A Roman coin of the standard denomination (roughly analogous to the Greek stater); a monetary unit based on this.The actual coin type to which the term referred varied from period to period. In the later Roman Empire the standard denomination became a multiple of units which no longer existed alone.

ΘΚΠ

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

pennyOE

quadrant1533

as1541

sesterce1541

sestertius1567

dupondius1601

quinare1601

quinarius1601

sextant1601

triens1601

trient1601

assarion1625

quadrans1654

quinary1728

nummus1771

follis1784

uncia1834

minimus1852

semis1853

siliqua1889

minim1896

1771 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 61 522 Suetonius tells us, that Cæsar brought so great a quantity of gold from Gaul, that he sold it thoughout Italy and the Provinces for 3000 nummi the Pound.

1899 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 7 360 Accordingly a coin weighing a scruple was issued in Rome, and was called the nummus (from νόμος) on account of its equivalence with the old standard of account, the as libralis.

1953 Econ. Hist. Rev. 5 308 In 324 the nummus, the principal copper coin, had a value of 25 denarii, so that a solidus could have been bought with 174 nummi.

1962 R. A. G. Carson Coins 295 Theodahad (534–536) introduced a large 40 nummi piece in bronze.

1997 J. Williams Money ii. 56/1 Bronze nummus of Constantine the Great (307–37) showing a labarum..piercing a serpent, one of the earliest references to Christianity to appear on a coin.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nummus
释义	nummusn. Brit. /ˈnʌməs/, U.S. /ˈnəməs/, /ˈnʊməs/ Inflections: Plural nummi Brit. /ˈnʌmʌɪ/, /ˈnʌmiː/, U.S. /ˈnəmi/, /ˈnəˌmaɪ/, /ˈnʊmi/, /ˈnʊˌmaɪ/. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin nummus. Etymology: < classical Latin nummus coin (see nummi- comb. form). Numismatics. A Roman coin of the standard denomination (roughly analogous to the Greek stater); a monetary unit based on this.The actual coin type to which the term referred varied from period to period. In the later Roman Empire the standard denomination became a multiple of units which no longer existed alone. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > classical coins > [noun] > ancient Roman pennyOE quadrant1533 as1541 sesterce1541 sestertius1567 dupondius1601 quinare1601 quinarius1601 sextant1601 triens1601 trient1601 assarion1625 quadrans1654 quinary1728 nummus1771 follis1784 uncia1834 minimus1852 semis1853 siliqua1889 minim1896 1771 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 61 522 Suetonius tells us, that Cæsar brought so great a quantity of gold from Gaul, that he sold it thoughout Italy and the Provinces for 3000 nummi the Pound. 1899 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 7 360 Accordingly a coin weighing a scruple was issued in Rome, and was called the nummus (from νόμος) on account of its equivalence with the old standard of account, the as libralis. 1953 Econ. Hist. Rev. 5 308 In 324 the nummus, the principal copper coin, had a value of 25 denarii, so that a solidus could have been bought with 174 nummi. 1962 R. A. G. Carson Coins 295 Theodahad (534–536) introduced a large 40 nummi piece in bronze. 1997 J. Williams Money ii. 56/1 Bronze nummus of Constantine the Great (307–37) showing a labarum..piercing a serpent, one of the earliest references to Christianity to appear on a coin. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1771
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