1750–60, after the name Joannes (John V, of Portugal) in the coin's legend. See John
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Write the following names and words properly: "tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, saturn;—christ, christian, christmas, christendom, michaelmas, indian, bacchanals;—Easthampton, omega, johannes, aonian, levitical, deuteronomy, european."
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold
Thou hast swept the pavilion of my niece of its mistress, no less than my purse of its johannes.
From The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas by Cooper, James Fenimore
Of gold pieces there were the johannes, or joe, the doubloon, the moidore, and pistole, with English and French guineas, carolins, ducats, and chequins.
From The Critical Period of American History by Fiske, John
To this place I brought with me from my last master's, two johannes, three old Spanish dollars, and two thousand of coppers, besides five pounds of my wife's money.
From A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa, but Resident above Sixty Years in the United States of America, Related by Himself by Smith, Venture
The moidore was worth six pieces of eight, the pistole four, the johannes eight.
From Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents by Jameson, J. Franklin (John Franklin)
Meanwhile, Deutsche Bank’s Johannes Schaller said a strong CCB was more evidence that growth should accelerate next year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Widdicombe will present the new series alongside Emma Willis and Johannes Radebe, following the departures of Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
More than a century ago, Albert Einstein and Wander Johannes de Haas demonstrated that changing the magnetization of a material could physically cause it to rotate.
From Science Daily ● May 24, 2026
Loyola’s Ejam Johannes won the Division I race in 46.70.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026
If we had initiated the dialogue, it would be as if the question had been asked by Johannes Kepler and the answer received by us.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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