Dissertations on Coins, Weights, fijfV. r 5
by Mr. Greaves and Dr. Arbuthnot , something more than a
gr.
Quarter os a Grain, viz. o 26 ; which in 8 d. would a-
e r - i r -
mount to 0.26x8 = 2.08, something above a Farthing.
The Denarius being thus settled at 8 d. of our Money,the Roman Libra of Silver 5208 Grains Troy will be
</. t. I. s. d.
2=672=56=2 16 0.
/.
S.
d.
/•
Denarius , - - - -
0
0
8
0
^uinarius,
= 1 O
0
4
0
Sejlertius , - - -
= ; 0
0
2
0
As y - - - -
= 75 0
0
0
3 i
Sembella ,
= ^o
0
0
ll
TeruntiuSy - - -
II
tl-
0
0
0
Mr. Smith has calculated a large Table of Roman Sums,at the Rate of 2 d. the Sejlertius. I wi£h this had been doneby a more exact Author ; for his Numbers are so faulty inmany Parts of his Book, that I am afraid the Tables arehardly to be depended upon.
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