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nŏmisma (nŭm-), ătis (also num-misma, Ven. Vit. S. Martin. 2, 338), n., = νόμισμα, a piece of money, a coin (not ante-Aug.).

  1. I. Lit.
    1. A. In gen.: acceptos, regale nomisma, Philippos, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 234: largae nomismata mensae, Mart. 12, 62, 11: immensa nomismata, Ser. Samm. 28, 525.
    2. B. In partic., a coin not in circulation, a medal, Dig. 34, 2, 27 fin.: nomismata aurea vel argentea vetera, ib. 7, 1, 28.
      Esp., a medal or token given to the knights at the door of the theatre, and entitling the bearer to be served with wine: cum data sint equiti bis quina nomismata, quare bis deciens solus, Sextiliane, bibis? Mart. 1, 11, 1 sq.
  2. * II. Transf., a stamp, an image on a coin: en Caesar agnoscit suum Nomisma nummis inditum, Prud. στεφ. 2, 95.

Nŭmĭsĭus, a,

  1. I. the name of a Roman and Latin gens.
      1. 1. C. Numisius, Liv. 41, 8.
      2. 2. T. Numisius Tarquiniensis, Liv. 45, 17.
      3. 3. Numisius Tiro, Cic. Phil. 2, 4, 8.
      4. 4. Numisius Lupus, Tac. H. 1, 79; 3, 10.
      5. 5. Numisius Rufus, Tac. H. 4, 22; 59; 70.
      6. 6. Numisius, a Latin chieftain, Liv. 8, 11.
        Hence,
  2. II. Nŭmĭsĭānus, a, um (Nŭmĕsĭānus, Isid. Orig. 17, 5), adj., of or belonging to a Numisius, Numisian: Numisiana vitis, Col. 3, 2, 2; 7; 12, 43, 9; Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 34.

nŭmisma and nummisma, ătis, v. nomisma.

Nŭmistro, ōnis, f., a city in Lucania, near the mod. Muro, Liv. 27, 2, 4; Front. 2, 2, 6.
Hence, Nŭmistrāni or Nŭ-mestrāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Numistro, Plin. 3, 11, 15, § 98.