Numismatic vs. Epigraphy — What's the Difference?

Of or relating to coins or currency.

Epigraphy (Ancient Greek: ἐπιγραφή, "inscription") is the study of inscriptions, or epigraphs, as writing; it is the science of identifying graphemes, clarifying their meanings, classifying their uses according to dates and cultural contexts, and drawing conclusions about the writing and the writers. Specifically excluded from epigraphy are the historical significance of an epigraph as a document and the artistic value of a literary composition.

Of or relating to numismatics.

Inscriptions considered as a group.

Of or pertaining to currency, especially to coins.

The study of inscriptions.

Of or pertaining to numismatics.

Decipherment, especially of ancient inscriptions.

Of or pertaining to coins; relating to the science of coins or medals.

Inscriptions collectively.

The study or decipherment of inscriptions, especially of ancient ones.

The science of inscriptions; the art of engraving inscriptions or of deciphering them.

The study of ancient inscriptions