A dictionary of Greek and Roman . of 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4,3, 2, \\, and 1 ounces. Of these divisions thefollowing were represented by coins ; namely, thesemis, quincunx, triens, quadrans, sextans, and is a solitary instance of the existence of thedodrans, in a corn of the Cassian family, bearingan S and three balls. We have no precise inform-ation as to the time when these divisions werefirst introduced, but it was probably nearly asearly as the first coinage of copper money. The semis, semissis, or serai-as, half the as, or sixounces, is always marked with an S t
A dictionary of Greek and Roman . of 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4,3, 2, \\, and 1 ounces. Of these divisions thefollowing were represented by coins ; namely, thesemis, quincunx, triens, quadrans, sextans, and is a solitary instance of the existence of thedodrans, in a corn of the Cassian family, bearingan S and three balls. We have no precise inform-ation as to the time when these divisions werefirst introduced, but it was probably nearly asearly as the first coinage of copper money. The semis, semissis, or serai-as, half the as, or sixounces, is always marked with an S to representits value, and very commonly with heads of Jupi-ter, Juno, and Pallas, accompanied by quincunx, or piece of five ounces, is very is no specimen of it in the British is distinguished by five small balls to representits value. The triens, the third part of the as, orpiece of four ounces, is marked with four the annexed specimen, from the British Mu-seum, the balls appear on both sides, with a. thunderbolt on one side, and a dolphin with a strigilabove it on the other. Its weight is 1571 grains. AS. The quadrans or teruncius, the fourth part ofthe as, or piece of three ounces, has three halls todenote its value. An open hand, a strigil, a dol-phin, grains of corn, a star, heads of Hercules,Ceres, &c, are common devices on this coin. Pliny(H. N. xxxiii. 3. s. 13) says that both the triensand quadrans bore the image of a ship. Thesextans, the sixth part of the as, or piece of twoounces, bears two balls. In the annexed specimen,from the British Museum, there is a caduceus andstrigil on one side, and a cockle-shell on the weight is 779 grains.
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