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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 3002656, member: 76086&quot;]That&#039;s an interesting passage and illustrates one aspect of the word.&nbsp; Context and translation is of course paramount, but it would seem that the word could possibly have given rise to a coin name, but most likely slang, such as &#039;buck&#039;, &#039;quid&#039;, etc.&nbsp; I might suggest in the above context the best English interpretation would be &#039;pittance&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>A few associated words to better understand the context of &#039;nummus&#039;:</p><p><br /></p><p>Nummarium:&nbsp; Hmm.&nbsp; Modern translation might be &#039;unscrupulous financially&#039;.&nbsp; Like a Wall Street Wolf.</p><p>Nummarius:&nbsp; Wealthy.</p><p>Nummularius: Money Changer.</p><p>Nummuliorum:&nbsp; Petty Cash, or plainly, &#039;Chump Change&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Considering all this and what I posted above, if one were to use &#039;nummus&#039; as a denomination it would only correctly be relevant to the smallest of the denominations (the so-called AE3/4 or perhaps the &#039;follis&#039; fractions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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