Incused vs Incised - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between incused and incised

is that incused is past tense of incuse while incised is past tense of incise.

(head)

(incuse)

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(-)

hammered or pressed in (usually on a coin)

The back of the coin bears an incuse coat of arms.

(en noun)

an impression hammered or pressed (onto a coin)

This coin's incuse is of a most curious design.

(incus)

To hammer or press (usually onto a coin)

There is a long tradition of monarchs having their own figure incused in their kingdom's coins.

(head)

(incise)

* encise

(incis)

to cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave