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  1. Just What Is a Nummus? - Coin Talk

    Jan 11, 2022 · Harl explains a nummus as a tiny billon or bronze and suggests a weight of .6 to 2.5 grams, but he also calls the follis of Diocletian a nummus and that is usually a larger and …

  2. What's in a "nummus"? - Coin Talk

    Feb 21, 2018 · Nummus means nothing beyond 'coin' and some coins are bigger than others but were still the basic coin of their period. Inventing names is bad enough (antoninianus) but …

  3. The Coinage Reform of Anastasius | Coin Talk

    Feb 17, 2020 · The nummus - 4th coin - (Sear 13). 0.79 gr. 7 mm. hr. 12. - continued to be struck unchanged throughout the reign. Bottom row, same denominations from the second reform of …

  4. The smallest Roman denomination - Coin Talk

    Jul 6, 2021 · The 40 nummi coin represented further inflation, because it weighed way less than 40 of the old small nummus coins. But at least the average bronze coin was large again, and …

  5. late Roman AE4s - Coin Talk

    May 30, 2020 · AE nummus Obv: D N LIBIVS SEVERVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped bust right Rev: Monogram of Ricimer within wreath Mint: Rome Date: 461-467 AD (Libius Severus …

  6. Just What Is a Nummus? | Page 2 | Coin Talk

    Jan 11, 2022 · Interesting word just previous: nummularius ("money changer"). Checking the etymology online, I find nummus (coin, money) + -ulus (diminutive suffix, i.e. "small coin" or …

  7. Diocletian's New Denarius, the Argenteus - Coin Talk

    Jan 31, 2022 · The aurelianus was replaced by a new billon coin, the nummus, struck with a weight of 1/32 lb. and containing 4% silver. Diocletian also had a small radiate bronze coin …

  8. Constantius I As Augustus AE Radiate - One & Done | Coin Talk

    Aug 31, 2021 · Constantius I As Augustus AE Radiate - One & Done Discussion in ' Ancient Coins ' started by Finn235, Aug 31, 2021.

  9. Constantine - Coin Talk

    Apr 30, 2022 · AE Nummus Treveri, c. 322. Obv. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, Laureate bust to left, wearing ornate trabea, holding Victory on globe in right hand and parazonium in left. Rev. …

  10. Question about Constantine Half-Nummus - Coin Talk

    Nov 6, 2016 · Question about Constantine Half-Nummus Discussion in ' Ancient Coins ' started by gsimonel, Nov 6, 2016.