- "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...
- 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-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...
- 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...
- 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...
-
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...
- '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...
- 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...
- digits, but in
later years, the
Romans also
subdivided the foot into 12
unciae (from
which both the
English words "inch" and "ounce" are derived). After...
-
Standard imperial gallon ≈ 6.23 10 5+2/3 11 0.0002
Historic gallons 216 (Roman
unciae) ≈ 3.53961
Roman congius 8 7.8 5 11 0.01 224 ≈ 3.67070
Preserved at the...
