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nummus

nummus

9.9
A unit used in old records to show money value
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : nummo
  • In ancient records, taxes were often calculated in nummus rather than in physical coins.

Examples

  • Merchants kept their accounts in nummus to standardize values across different regions.

  • The historian explained how the nummus was used to simplify complex financial transactions.

  • The nummus was widely used.

  • What is a nummus?

  • In ancient records, taxes were often calculated in nummus rather than in physical coins.

  • Merchants kept their accounts in nummus to standardize values across different regions.

  • The historian explained how the nummus was used to simplify complex financial transactions.

Synonyms

monetary unit
vsnummus
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A standard kind of money used in a country to measure value, like a dollar or yen

is a historical accounting value used for records rather than a country's standard currency
denarius
vsnummus
  • Archaic
9.9

A medieval European coin used to show prices and keep accounts

is strictly an accounting unit used historically rather than a physical coin

Surface Forms

nummus singular
nummi plural

Etymology

Nummus was also used in old records to mean a unit of 'value' rather than a real coin, so in accounts a nummus showed how much something was worth.