Glossary: coin names,weights and numismatic terms
J. D. Day|Michael Matzke|Andrea Saccocci|Elina Screen
Coins were occasionally given official names in mint ordinances, proclamations, etc., but are more often described as denari or grossi, terms that initially implied a specific identity value also used the general sense of ‘coin’, so some further description was necessary, e.g. grosso da dodici (‘groat twelve pennies’).Official any case supplemented by variety popular names, mocking character.