Note 517 — Chapter I · CONSTANTINOPLE IN THE SIXTH CENTURY[3] (continued 2)
Reading edition
Twelve ounces, rather less than the English ounce. The difficulty in obtaining a just equivalent for ancient money in modern values is almost insuperable. After various researches I have decided, as the safest approximation, to reckon the solidus at 11s. 2d. and the lb. Byz. of gold at £40.