''Nomisma'' () was the ancient Greek word for "money" and is derived from nomos () meaning "'anything assigned,' 'a usage,' 'custom,' 'law,' 'ordinance,' or 'that which is a habitual practice.'"
[The King James Version New Testament Greek Lexicon; Strong's Number:3546]
The term ''nomos'' may also refer to an approximately 8 gram Achaean coin denomination.
Other uses
In
Modern Greek
Modern Greek (, or , ), generally referred to by speakers simply as Greek (, ), refers collectively to the dialects of the Greek language spoken in the modern era, including the official standardized form of the language sometimes referred to ...
, the word ''nomisma'' means "currency".
[Greek-English Lexicon] It is also a term used by
numismatists
A numismatist is a specialist, researcher, and/or well-informed collector of numismatics/coins ("of coins"; from Late Latin , genitive of ). Numismatists can include collectors, specialist dealers, and scholar-researchers who use coins (and poss ...
when referring to the ''pieces of money or coin'' in the ''plural'' ''
nomismata
''Nomisma'' () was the ancient Greek word for "money" and is derived from nomos () meaning "'anything assigned,' 'a usage,' 'custom,' 'law,' 'ordinance,' or 'that which is a habitual practice.'"The King James Version New Testament Greek Lexicon; ...
'' an example of which is the
Aes rude
''Aes rude''Pliny the Elder: ''Naturalis Historia'', XXXIII, XIII, 43 (Latin; ) was a nugget of bronze used as a sort of proto-currency in ancient Italy prior to the use of minted coins made from precious metals.
The Italian economy of the time ( ...
of
Numa Pompilius
Numa Pompilius (; 753–672 BC; reigned 715–672 BC) was the Roman mythology, legendary second king of Rome, succeeding Romulus after a one-year interregnum. He was of Sabine origin, and many of Rome's most important religious and political ins ...
(the 2nd King of Rome).
[Pliny the Elder 77 A.C.E., book 34]
See also
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Aristotle
Aristotle (; 384–322 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosophy, Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath. His writings cover a broad range of subjects spanning the natural sciences, philosophy, linguistics, economics, politics, psychology, a ...
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Numismatics
Numismatics is the study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, medals, and related objects.
Specialists, known as numismatists, are often characterized as students or collectors of coins, but the discipline also inclu ...
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Roman Republican coinage
Roman Republican currency is the coinage struck by the various magistrates of the Roman Republic, to be used as legal tender. In modern times, the abbreviation RRC, "Roman Republican Coinage" originally the name of a reference work on the topic b ...
References
Citations
Bibliography
*''Ancient Greek-NOMISMA:'' "money", The King James Version (KJV) New Testament Greek Lexicon; Strong's Number:354
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*Aristotle, NICOMACHEAN ETHICS
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c) Harris Rackha
*''Contemporatary Greek-NOMISMA:'' "currenc
http://www.in.gr/dictionary/lookup.asp?Word=currency]
*Pliny the Elder, The Natural History,BOOK XXXIV. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF METALS. CHAP. 1. (1.)--THE ORES OF BRASS., Editions and translations: English (ed.
John Bostock (physician), John Bostock and
Henry Thomas Riley
Henry Thomas Riley (June 1816 – 14 April 1878) was an English translator, lexicographer, and antiquary.
Life
Born in June 1816, he was only son of Henry Riley of Southwark, an ironmonger. He was educated at Chatham House, Ramsgate, and at Cha ...
, Latin (ed. Karl Friedrich Theodor Mayhof
Currency
Coins
Greek words and phrases
Numismatics