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Numismatic (adj.) 'pertaining to historical coins and coinage,' 1765, from French numismatique (late 16c.), from Latin numismat-, stem of numisma 'coin, currency, stamp on a coin,' from Greek nomisma 'current coin, piece of money; usage,' literally 'what has been sanctioned by custom or usage,' from nomizein 'have in use, adopt a custom,' from nomos 'custom, law, usage,' from PIE root.nem.

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• His face was beaming like that of an enthusiastic numismatist who stumbles upon a rare Commodus or an authentic Domitian.

• Folkes was a great numismatist, and seems to have been a generous, pleasant man.

• Each drawer had a lock and a small plate which bore a letter and a number, not unlike the cabinet of a numismatist.

• First of all on the left there is Domenico Sestini, a celebrated numismatist, whose bust was carved by Pozzetti.

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• As is well-known, Victor Emanuel is considered—and rightly so—an exceedingly capable numismatist.

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