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nomismas

nomismas is the plural of nomisma.

Meaning of nomisma

Noun

nomisma (plural nomismata or nomismas)

  1. Money or currency (modern).
  2. Coinage, especially with connotation as a means to control a monetary system (rare).
  3. Current coin of a state (ancient).
  4. (rare) Coinage, a monetary system.
  5. (historical) A byzant.
    • The silver miliarensia from that era were minted exclusively for propaganda purposes, and in smaller amounts than the gold coins (nomismas) and the copper alloy coins (folles). They were practically not used in circulation, although in theory twelve miliarensia were equal in value to a gold nomisma.2022, Vladimir Penchev, “What the coins from the Preslav treasure can tell us about the social status of its owner”, in Contributions to Bulgarian Archaeology, volume XII, →DOI, →ISSN, page 70
  6. A stamp, an image on a coin.

Questions about nomismas

What is nomismas the plural of?
Nomismas is the plural of nomisma.

Words near nomismas in the dictionary

  1. nominors
  2. nominotypic
  3. nominotypical
  4. nomism
  5. nomisma
  6. nomismas
  7. nomismata
  8. nomistic
  9. Nomius
  10. Nomlaki
  11. nommed

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