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605. Numidide (nū-mid'i-dē), n. pl . [NL., Nu mid a + -ida .] A family of rasorial birds of the order Gallina, peculiar to Africa; the guinea-fowls. Numidine (nu-mi-di'nē), n. pl . [NL., Nu mid a + -ina.] The guinea-fowls regarded as the African subfamily of Phasianida . numismatic (nū-mis-mat'ik), a . [= F. numis matique = Sp. numismático = Pg. It. numisma tico , numismatic (F. numismatique = Sp. пи mismátic a = Pg. It. numismatic a, numismatics), numismatic us (Gr. νομισματικός ), pertaining to money or coin, numisma , nummis ma , prop. nomism a ( nomism at- ), a coin, a medal, stamp on a coin, νόμισμα , a coin, a piece of money, anything sanctioned by usage, ζειν , own as a custom, use customarily, νόμος , custom, law: see nome5. Cf. L. nummus, numus, a coin: see nummary .] Of or pertaining to coins or medals; relating to or versed in numismatics. numismatical (nū-mis-mat'i-kal), a. [ nu mismatic + -al .] Same as numismatic. [Rare.] numismatically (nū-mis-mat'i-kal-i), adv . In a numismatic manner or sense. numismatic i an (nū-mis-ma-tish'an), n . and cla ification. The name coin is in modern numismatics given to pieces of metal impre ed for the purpose of circulation as money, while the name medal is applied to impre ed pieces of similar character to coins, but not intended for circulation as money, which are designed and dis in commemoration of some person or event. Ancient coins, however, are by collectors often called medals. The parts of a coin or medal are the obverse or face, containing generally the head, bust, or figure of the sovereign or person in whose honor the medal was struck, or some emblematic figure relating to the person or coun IMG:content-1506.jpg:[subsumed][ocr errors][ocr errors][subsumed][subsumed] United States Silver Dollar, type of 1878. A , legend; B , inscription; C, exergue. try, etc., and the reverse, containing various designs or words. The lettering around the border forms the legend ; that in the middle or field, the inscription . The lower part of the coin, often separated by a line from the designs or the inscription, is the basis or exergue , and commonly contains the date, the place where the piece was struck, the emblem or signature of the artist or of some official, etc. numismatist (nū-mis'ma-tist), n. [= F. nu mismatiste = Sp. numismatist a ; ( numismat- ), a coin, a piece of money (see nu mismatic), +-ist.] One who is versed in numismatics; a student of coins and medals. numismatography (nū-mis-ma-tog'ra-fi), n . [= F. numisma F. numismatographie = Sp. numismatogra fia = Pg. numismatographia , numismatografia , numisma ( numismat- ), a coin, a piece of money (see numismatic ), + Gr. -γραφία , γράφειν , write.] The science that treats of coins and nu medals; numismatics. [Rare.] numismatologist (nu-mis-ma-tol'ō-jist), n. [ numismatolog -y + -ist .] One versed in numis matology; a numismatist. [Rare.] numismatology (nu-mis-ma-tol'ō-ji), n. [L. numisma ( numisn ( numismat- ), a coin, a piece of money, + Gr. -λογία , λέγειν , speak: see- ology .] Same as numismatography . [Rare.] [= Pg . numario = It. nummary (num'a-ri), a . nummario , L.nummarius , numarius , pertaining to money, nummus , numus , Italic Gr. νοῦμμος , Gr. νοῦμος , νόμος , a coin, a piece of money, akin to Gr. νόμος, a custom, law ( νόμισμα , a coin): see noтеб , numismatic.] Relating to coins or money. They borrowed their money pound from the Greeks, and their nummary language from the Romans. mulus , dim. of nummus , a coin, + form a , form.] Shaped like a nummulite; resembling nummulites. Nummulina (num-u-li'nä), n. [NL., fem. of nummulinus , coin-like: see nummuline .] A genus of living nummuline foraminifers, giving name to the family Nummulinida . D'Orbigny . nummuline (num'u-lin), a. [ NL.nummulinus , L.nummulus , dim. of nummus , acoin.] Shaped like a coin; resembling a nummulite in structural characters; nummulitic.