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obsidional coin

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ob⋅sid⋅i⋅o⋅nal coin

[uhb-sid-ee-uh-nl] .
–noun
siege piece.

Origin:
1800–10; < L obsidiōnālis of a siege, equiv. to obsid(ēre) to besiege + -iōn- -ion + -ālis -al 1

siege piece

–noun
a piece of gold or silver stamped as provisional legal tender in a besieged area.
Also called obsidional coin.


Origin:
1730–40
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