numismatist

[ noo-miz-muh-tist, -mis-, nyoo- ]

noun

1. a specialist in numismatics.
2. a person who collects numismatic items, especially coins.

numismatist

/ njuːˈmɪzmətɪst; njuːˌmɪzməˈtɒlədʒɪst /

noun

1. a person who studies or collects coins, medals, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of numismatist¹

1790–1800; < Latin numismat- (stem of numisma ) coin + -ist

Example Sentences

Numismatist Adrian Marsden said "a penny was a lot of money then", with a labourer earning between one and two pennies a day.

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Numismatist Adrian Marsden said the pagan Vikings went from killing Edmund to "striking coins in his name" to wear as converts within two generations.

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Numismatist Adrian Marsden said the hoard is "really quite exceptional" and more coins might be unearthed.

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According to numismatist Dr Adrian Marsden, "the coins themselves aren't common; pierced ones even less so."

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"We've not seen anything like this in Britain, ever," said Adrian Marsden, a numismatist from Norfolk County Council's Historic Environment Service, who described them as "internationally significant".

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