nummus

Etymology
Borrowed from. .

Noun

 * 1)  Any of a range of low-value copper coins issued by the Roman and Byzantine empires during Late Antiquity.

Etymology
From, Doric version of Ancient Greek. Compare with, from the same root.

Noun

 * 1) a coin, piece of money

Usage notes
Some works ascribe this name to a particular Roman coin, such as the sesterce, but it is unclear which coin was ever known by this name in Latin.

Declension

 * The genitive plural is normally nummum instead of the analogically expected nummōrum, which is also found.