uncia
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As for the large coins which weigh a drachma, a sicilicus, half an uncia, or an uncia, beat them into leaves.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
And likewise they add two centumpondia of poor silver-lead, in each of which there is an uncia and a drachma of silver.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
Dosis ab uncia i. ad unc. iv. bis ter. quaterve die.
From An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany by Monro, Donald
Such liquation cakes should weigh up to three centumpondia, in each of which there is half an uncia of silver.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
In the same way, from eleven cartloads of quaternary cakes thrice roasted, he makes the "final" cakes, of which one centumpondium contains only half an uncia of silver.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
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