Lexic.us

Definition of Numismatics

1. Noun. The collection and study of money (and coins in particular).

Definition of Numismatics

1. n. The science of coins and medals.

Definition of Numismatics

1. Noun. The study of coins (or of medals) ¹

2. Noun. The collecting of coins (or of medals) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Numismatics

1. [n]

Medical Definition of Numismatics

1. Study of coins, tokens, medals, etc. However, it usually refers to medals pertaining to the history of medicine. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Numismatics

Literary usage of Numismatics

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. American Journal of Archaeology by Archaeological Institute of America (1887)
"I now enter on the second part of my task, by passing rapidly in review the most recent and remarkable books on ancient numismatics. As they are numerous, ..."

2. The Numismatic Chronicle by Royal Numismatic Society (Great Britain) (1891)
"The attempt to write a manual of ancient, mediaeval, and modern numismatics within the limits of 209 small pages is a tour de force which must be leniently ..."

3. Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education by National Society for the Study of Education (1908)
"3 The teacher of history in using the study of coins to illustrate his own work has at his disposal the various authoritative works on numismatics with ..."

4. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1861)
"numismatics, the science of coins and medals. Strictly, the study of numismatics has no relation to the value of coin as a circulating medium, ..."

5. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by Anna Lorraine Guthrie, Marion A. Knight, H.W. Wilson Company, Estella E. Painter (1920)
"... Ancient Chinese paper money as described in a Chinese work on numismatics. AM Davis. 158 il 1 col pi Amer Acad of Arts and Sciences Proc 53:465-647 Je ..."

6. A Handbook of Greek and Roman Coins by Sir George Francis Hill (1899)
"The study of numismatics in its accepted sense deals strictly with II, ... Scope of Classical numismatics. The table of contents will make it sufficiently ..."

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