English Dictionary

hacksilver

名詞

歴史的 不可算名詞 通常

(usually historical) Silver objects that have been cut up or otherwise defaced and circulated as currency, especially in archaeological contexts.

日本語の意味

歴史的文脈において、銀製品が切断されたり、意図的に傷つけられた結果、貨幣として流通した現象を示す。

The museum's new exhibit displayed Viking hacksilver recovered from a riverbed alongside coins and jewelry.

博物館の新しい展示は、川底で発見されたコインや宝飾品と共に、ヴァイキング時代の貨幣として切り刻まれ流通した銀片を展示していた。

意味（1）

(usually historical) Silver objects that have been cut up or otherwise defaced and circulated as currency, especially in archaeological contexts.

Tenth-century hoards still consist mainly of coins from Central Asia, but with variable amounts of hacksilver. The latter consists of whole and cut coins, whole and broken ornaments and ingots (both of bar form and flat 'spills' of molten metal).