Numismatology

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Numismatology \Nu*mis`ma*tol"o*gy\, n. [L. numisma, -atis +
     -logy.]
     The science which treats of coins and medals, in their
     relation to history; numismatics.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  numismatology
       n : the collection and study of money (and coins in particular)
           [syn: {numismatics}, {coin collecting}, {coin collection}]