Smith, William: A smaller dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities (London, 1871)

Tables XIII., XIV.

ROMAN WEIGHTS.

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TABLE XIII.

ROMAN WEIGHTS.

I. The Uncial Divisions of the Pound.

Uncia

Sescuncia, or Sescunx
Sextans

Quadrant, or Teruneius

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

ii

12

4^

ii

4i

Jmncunx

3

ii

i

Semis, or Semissis
i j I Septunx

11 j Bes, or Bessis
ii I l| Ig Dodrans .

I? rl t I
1 B 1 9

lj 1 Aa j 1a

Dextans

Ijo j Deunx
i ^ ! i-A- I As, or Libra

Avoirdupois
Weight.

Oz.

Grs.

,t

430-83i*

I

203-75

I

404-165

2

168-7^00

3

270-83^

4

354-16?

5

337-5

6

320-333

7
8

104-16!
277-5

9

270-83 l,

jo

260-835

ii

237-5

* This only differs from the ounce avoirdupois by less than 7 grains.

TABLE XIV.

ROMAN WEIGHTS.

II. Subdivisions of the Uncia.

Grains.

Siliqu.

5
6

Obolu
2

5 . - .

scrupuluji

•









2-9214
8-767361
I7-53472

12

4

2

Semisextula









35-0694

24

8

4

2

Sextula .







70-158

36

12

6

3

Ii

Sicilicus





iC5■1083

48

16

8

4

2

l|

Duella



140-277

72

24

12

6~~

3

2

lj

Semuncia .



120-416

144

48

24

12

6

4

3

2 | Uncia .

420-833

1728

576

288

144

72

48

36

24 | 12

As or Libra

5050