uncia
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The uncia into four sicilici, the sicilicus into thirty-six siliquae.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
V. both readings, uncia or nucia are permissible, and make very little difference.
From Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Vehling, Joseph Dommers
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
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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