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In the late Empire, it was hoped that new coins -- the silver "nummus" and the gold "aureus" -- would restore confidence during periods of devastating inflation.
How an Iranian 'Oil Bourse' Threatens the American Empire 2008
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Et tu, integumentum, vale. in eum nunc haec res venit locum, ut quid consili dem meo sodali super amica nesciam, qui iratus renumeravit omne aurum patri, neque nummus ullust qui reddatur militi. sed huc concedam, nam concrepuerunt fores.
Amphitryo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi Amphitryon, The Comedy of Asses, The Pot of Gold, The Two Bacchises, The Captives Titus Maccius Plautus 1919
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In the thirteenth century the shilling (equal to 12 pence) was first coined at Tours; in contradistinction to the denier, which at that time had become very thin, it was called nummus grossus
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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Nummus argenteus solidos quinque Anglicos valans, solidus dimidium solidi, et quarta pars; nummus Aeranus denarios duos Anglicos valens; denarius obolus; et quadrans.
Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present 1868
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'_Cuneus_; sigillum ferreum, quo nummus _cuditur_; a forma dictum: atque inde _coin_ quasi _cune_ pro monetâ.'
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Summopere igitur aetli* mandus eft Borgianus nummus, & ni fallor » eft omniunu antiquiffima cifirarum Arabicarum memoria, quae ha£tenus inno* tuit.
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Argun, unus ex pofteris eius, fiium nomen nomini Imperatoris addere incepit \ ciufque filius Mabmud eo procetlKr 9 ut nomen Imperaroris penitus climinaverit • A fecundo Mahmudis fucceflbrc e: scurus cft nummus nofter •
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Si in vafis vacui fundo reponatur nummus ar - genteus, non vidcbitur a fpcdatorc ccrto quopiam loco confiftcntc.
Francisci Tessanek ... Elementa physicae Franz Tessanek 1768
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“Take care what you are about; you are absolutely incurring damnation; money must not produce money, ‘nummus nummum non parit.’
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Baker, 1929) [as Helicodiscus (Hebetodiscus)] USA Lucilla nummus (Vanatta, 1899) [as Zonitoides] USA
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A Roman coin of the standard denomination (roughly analogous to the Greek stater); a monetary unit based on this.
August 3, 2008