Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Alexander Burnes (1805–1841), political officer in India and explorer. From numismatology + -ist; compare -logist.
Definition of numismatologist in US English:
numismatologist
noun
A numismatist.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Alexander Burnes (1805–1841), political officer in India and explorer. From numismatology + -ist; compare -logist.