Even the word coin, translates from the Latin "cuneus," meaning wedge, and was thusly named because early coins ressembled the wedges the dies used to coin coins.

甚至“coin”(硬币)一词，从拉“cuneus”译过来的，意思“”。之所以称之为“”，由于早期的硬币与用来铸造硬币的形模具很相似。