Numismatic definitions
Like most fields of expertise, numismatics has its own lingo. Find the numismatic definition of a term by entering it in the field below.
Series
Term applied to sets of medals of a thematic character, which first became fashionable in the early eighteenth century. Jean Dassier pioneered the medallic senes in the 1720s with his set of 2 medals portraying the rulers of France until Louis XV. The idea was developed bv J.Kirk, Sir Edward Thomason, J.Mudie and A. J. Stothard in Britain, and by Moritz Fuerst and Amedee Durand in Europe. The fashion died out in the nineteenth century, but has been revived in America and Europe since 1964.
