nomisma
Sign in to saveNomisma () 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.'"
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- Byzantine coinage
- Country
- Byzantine Empire
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- Histamenon nomisma-Micael V-sb1776.jpg
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- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1092-00-00
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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 term nomos may also refer to an approximately 8 gram Achaean coin denomination.
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