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Nomisma (Ancient Greek: νόμισμα) was the ancient Greek word for "money" and is derived from nomos (νόμος) meaning "'anything assigned,' 'a usage,' 'custom,' 'law,' 'ordinance,' or 'that which is a habitual practice.'"[1]
...but money has become by convention a sort of representative of demand; and this is why it has the name 'money' (nomisma) – because it exists not by nature but by law (nomos) and it is in our power to change it and make it useless.
— Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics [1133b 1].[2]
The term nomos may also refer to an approximately 8 gram Achaean coin denomination.[3][4]
- ^ The King James Version New Testament Greek Lexicon; Strong's Number:3546
- ^ Aristotle 350 B.C.E., book 5
- ^ "Forum Ancient Coins". Forum Ancient Coins. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ "Greek, Lucania – 530 BC". ancientnomosart.org. Retrieved 2018-02-18.