- "Five-ounce" (quinque
unciae → quincunx) 6⁄12 = 1⁄2 S Semis,
semissis "Half" 7⁄12 S· Septunx,
septuncis "Seven-ounce" (septem
unciae → septunx) 8⁄12 = 2⁄3...
-
produced during the
Roman Republic.
Valued at two
thirds of an as (eight
unciae), it was only
produced in 126 BC by C. C****ius in
combination with the dodrans...
- The
quadrans (lit. 'a quarter') or
teruncius (lit. 'three
unciae') was a low-value
Roman bronze coin
worth one
quarter of an as. The
quadrans was issued...
- one-sixth of an as (2
unciae). The most
common design for the ****tans was the bust of
Mercury and two
pellets (indicating two
unciae) on the
obverse and...
- one-third of an as (4
unciae). The most
common design for the
triens featured the bust of
Minerva and four
pellets (indicating four
unciae) on the
obverse and...
- m**** that is now
equivalent to 328.9 g (11.60 oz). It was
divided into 12
unciae (singular: uncia), or ounces. The
libra is the
origin of the abbreviation...
- The
uncia (plural:
unciae) was a
Roman unit of length, weight, and volume. It
survived as the
Byzantine liquid ounce (Gr****: οὐγγία, oungía) and the origin...
-
aggregated by twelfths. Thus the
Roman pound ('libra'),
consisted of 12
ounces (
unciae) (1
uncia = 28 grams). A
measure of volume, congius,
consisted of 12 heminae...
-
generally indicated by signs: I for the as, S for
semis and
pellets for
unciae.
Standard weights for the as were 272, 327, or 341 grams,
depending upon...
- 'S' (indicating semis) or 6 dots (indicating a
theoretical weight of 6
unciae). Some of the
coins featured a bust of
Saturn on the obverse, and the prow...
