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Nike |
(Victoria) Goddess or
personification of victory |
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Nimbate |
Surrounded by a halo |
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Nomisma |
Greek unit of money; under the
Byzantines a solidus |
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Numismatics |
The art and science of collecting and
studying coins, medals, and similar objects |
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Numismatist |
An expert in numismatics; with greater
knowledge than an ordinary collector. |
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Nummus |
Late Roman unit of money |
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Obol |
one sixth drachm; a small silver coin
of ancient Greece (0.7 g); originally a day's wages for a rower on a galley
or a citizen on jury duty. |
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Obverse |
The side of a coin that is formed by
the fixed die during striking; usually bearing the principal type |
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Octodrachm |
Greek coin of eight drachmas |
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Octobol |
Greek coin of eight obols or one and
one third drachma |
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Off center |
Incorrectly centered during striking
resulting in part of the design missing (off the edge). Many ancient coins
are slightly off center. |
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Orichalcum |
Roman brass; an alloy of copper and
zinc |
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Paduan |
Medal struck during the Renaissance by
Cavino and his school in imitation of Roman coins and medals; often in fine
style |
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Palladium |
Sacred image of Athena
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Paludamentum |
Roman military cloak; often worn over
the cuirass |
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Pan |
God of shepherds and flocks |
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Parazonium |
A type of short sword or large
military dagger |
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Patera |
Shallow bowl for pouring libations
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Patina |
A thin layer of metal naturally
combined with oxygen and other chemicals on the surface of a coin and
acquired with age |
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Patriarchal cross |
Cross with two horizontal arms one
above the other. |
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Pattern |
A sample or test coin; not intended
for circulation and frequently struck in a different metal than intended for
the coin |
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Pegasus |
Mythological winged horse |
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Penates |
Household deities; guardians of the
store-room |
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Pentadrachm |
Greek coin of 5 drachmas; an unusual
denomination used in Ptolemaic coinage. |
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Peristyle |
Open area or square surrounded by
columns |
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Personification |
Representation of an abstraction as a
person |
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Petasos |
Low hat usually with a broad brim;
worn by travellers and the Greek messenger god Hermes. |
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Pharos |
Light-house; the most famous was at
Alexandria |
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Phoenix |
Mythological fire-bird |
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Pileus |
Cap of Liberty |
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Pitted |
Having a rough surface due to loss of
metal by corrosion |
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Planchet |
See Flan |
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Plugged |
A hole has been filled |
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Pluto |
(Hades) Roman god of the
underworld |
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Porous |
Having a surface filled with
microscopic holes; as the result of leaching of alloying elements from the
metal |
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Poseidon |
Greek god of the sea |
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Potin |
Base metal alloy containing copper and
lead |
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Praetorian |
Pertaining to the praetor (a
Roman official responsible for administration of the city of Rome). The
Praetorian Guard was the military force responsible for keeping order in
Rome. |
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Privy mark |
device used on coins similar to a mint
mark but not directly identifying the mint of origin |
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Providentia |
Personification of providence or good
planning |
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Prutah |
Small Hebrew bronze coin |
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Pudicitia |
Personification of modesty |
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Pyre |
A stack of wood used to burn a dead
body |
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Quadrans |
Roman coin valued at one quarter of an
As |
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Quadriga |
A chariot drawn by four horses |
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Quadrigatus |
Didrachm of the Roman Republic bearing
a quadriga as the reverse type |
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Quinarius |
Roman silver coin valued at half a
denarius |
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Quinquennalia |
Anniversary of the fifth year of rule |
