By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ….
(n.) Pronounced “NO-mahn”; from the Greek for “one that knows”.
A gnomon is the pointer on a sundial that casts a shadow when exposed to light. It appears on some Colonial paper money, as well as on the obverse of the Continental Dollar, the obverse of the Fugio Cent, and the reverse of the 2006 Benjamin Franklin Commemorative Silver Dollar, among other numismatic items.
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