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GREEK AND ROMAN MONEY, WEIGHTS, AND MEASURES MENTIONED BY PLINY.

GREEK AND ROMAN MONEY, WEIGHTS, AND MEASURES MENTIONED BY PLINY.

Acetabulum. R

1 ⁄8 of a Sextarius,.1238 pint.

Actus. R

120 Pedes or Roman feet.

Amphora. R

48 Sextarii, 5 gall. 7.577 pints.

As. R

21 ⁄8 farthings. Copper.

As. R weight

See"Libra."

Concha, Smaller, G and R

.0412 pint.

Concha, Larger, G and R

.1238 pint.

Congius. R

5.9471 pints.

Cubitus. G

1 foot 6.2016 inches.

Cubitus. R

1 foot 5.4744 inches.

Culeus. R

20 Amphoræ, 118 gall. 7.546 pints.

Cyathus. G and R

1 ⁄12 of a Sextarius,.0825 pint.

Denarius. R

16 Asses, 81 ⁄2 pence. Silver.

Denarius. R. weight

52.5 to 60 grains.

Digitus, or Finger. R

1 ⁄16 of a Pes,.7281 inch.

Drachma. G

.63 grains.

Hemina. R

See"Semisextarius."

Jugerum. R

240 Pedes or Roman feet by 120.

Libra, or Pound. R

113 ⁄4 ounces 60.45 grains, avoird.

Mina.1 G

15 ounces 83.75 grains, avoird.

Modius. R. [dry measure]

1 ⁄3 of an Amphora, 1 gall. 7.8576 pints.

Obolus, G

11 ⁄2 pence +.5 farthings. Silver.

Obolus. G. weight

10.5 grains.

Palmus, or Handbreadth. R

2.9214 inches.

Passus, or Pace.2 R

5 Roman feet, 4 ft. 10.248 inches.

Pes, or Foot. R

12 Unciæ, 11.6496 inches.

Pollex, or Thumb. R

See"Uncia"[lineal measure].

Quadrans. R

.53125 farthings. Copper.

Quadrans. R weight

3 Unciæ, 23 ⁄4 ounces 97.21 grs.

Quadrantal. R

See"Amphora."

Quartarius. R

1 ⁄4 of a Sextarius,.2477 pint.

Quinarius. R

1 ⁄2 of a Denarius.

Scripulum, or Scruple. R

1 ⁄24 of an Uncia, 18.06 grains.

Semisextarius. R

1 ⁄2 of a Sextarius.

Sestertius. R

1 ⁄4 of a Denarius. Brass or Silver.

Sestertium. R

1000 Sestertii, £7 16s. 3d.

Sextarius. R

1 ⁄6 of a Congius,.9911 pint.

Spithama, or Span. G

9.1008 inches.

Stadium. G and R

1 ⁄8 of a Roman mile, 606 feet 9 in.

Teruncius. R

See"Quadrans"[weight & money].

Ulna, or Ell. R

6 feet, 81 inch.

Uncia, or Inch. R

1 ⁄12 of a Pes,.9708 inch.

Uncia, or Ounce. R

1 ⁄12 of a Libra. 433.666 grs.

Urna. R

1 ⁄2 of an Amphora.

Victoriatus. R

See"Quinarius."

The Schœnus, an Egyptian and Persian lineal measure, varied considerably; being sometimes thirty, and sometimes forty Stadia. See B. v. c. 11, B. vi. c. 30, and B. xii. c.30.

The Attic Talent, as a weight, was equal to 56lb. 151 ⁄4 oz. 100.32 grains. The Commercial Talent was 85lb. 21 ⁄2 oz. 70.7 grs. The Silver Attic, or Great Talent, was in value £343 15s. or, according to Pollux, £406 5s. The Gold, or Sicilian Talent, was equal in weight to six Attic Drachmæ, or about3 ⁄4 oz. and 71 grs. The Egyptian Talent, as a measure of weight, was equal to about twice the Attic Talent.