GREEK AND ROMAN MONEY, WEIGHTS, AND MEASURES MENTIONED BY PLINY.
John Bostock translation
Acetabulum. R 1⁄8 of a Sextarius, .1238 pint.
Actus. R 120 Pedes or Roman feet.
Amphora. R 48 Sextarii, 5 gall. 7.577 pints.
As. R 21⁄8 farthings. Copper.
As. R weight See “Libra.”
Concha, Smaller, G and R .0412 pint.
Concha, Larger, G and R .1238 pint.
Congius. R 5.9471 pints.
Cubitus. G 1 foot 6.2016 inches.
Cubitus. R 1 foot 5.4744 inches.
Culeus. R 20 Amphoræ, 118 gall. 7.546 pints.
Cyathus. G and R 1⁄12 of a Sextarius, .0825 pint.
Denarius. R 16 Asses, 81⁄2 pence. Silver.
Denarius. R. weight 52.5 to 60 grains.
Digitus, or Finger. R 1⁄16 of a Pes, .7281 inch.
Drachma. G .63 grains.
Hemina. R See “Semisextarius.”
Jugerum. R 240 Pedes or Roman feet by 120.
Libra, or Pound. R 113⁄4 ounces 60.45 grains, avoird.
Mina.1 G 15 ounces 83.75 grains, avoird.
Modius. R. [dry measure] 1⁄3 of an Amphora, 1 gall. 7.8576 pints.
Obolus, G 11⁄2 pence + .5 farthings. Silver.
Obolus. G. weight 10.5 grains.
Palmus, or Handbreadth. R 2.9214 inches.
Passus, or Pace.2 R 5 Roman feet, 4 ft. 10.248 inches.
Pes, or Foot. R 12 Unciæ, 11.6496 inches.
Pollex, or Thumb. R See “Uncia” [lineal measure].
Quadrans. R .53125 farthings. Copper.
Quadrans. R weight 3 Unciæ, 23⁄4 ounces 97.21 grs.
Quadrantal. R See “Amphora.”
Quartarius. R 1⁄4 of a Sextarius, .2477 pint.
Quinarius. R 1⁄2 of a Denarius.
Scripulum, or Scruple. R 1⁄24 of an Uncia, 18.06 grains.
Semisextarius. R 1⁄2 of a Sextarius.
Sestertius. R 1⁄4 of a Denarius. Brass or Silver.
Sestertium. R 1000 Sestertii, £7 16s. 3d.
Sextarius. R 1⁄6 of a Congius, .9911 pint.
Spithama, or Span. G 9.1008 inches.
Stadium. G and R 1⁄8 of a Roman mile, 606 feet 9 in.
Teruncius. R See “Quadrans” [weight & money].
Ulna, or Ell. R 6 feet, 81 inch.
Uncia, or Inch. R 1⁄12 of a Pes, .9708 inch.
Uncia, or Ounce. R 1⁄12 of a Libra. 433.666 grs.
Urna. R 1⁄2 of an Amphora.
Victoriatus. R See “Quinarius.”
The Schœnus, an Egyptian and Persian lineal measure, varied considerably; being sometimes thirty, and sometimes forty Stadia. See B. v. c. 11, B. vi. c. 30, and B. xii. c. 30.
The Attic Talent, as a weight, was equal to 56lb. 151⁄4oz. 100.32 grains. The Commercial Talent was 85lb. 21⁄2oz. 70.7 grs. The Silver Attic, or Great Talent, was in value £343 15s. or, according to Pollux, £406 5s. The Gold, or Sicilian Talent, was equal in weight to six Attic Drachmæ, or about 3⁄4 oz. and 71 grs. The Egyptian Talent, as a measure of weight, was equal to about twice the Attic Talent.
NATURAL HISTORY OF PLINY.