单词 | dupondius |
释义 | dupondiusn. Roman History. A bronze or brass coin of the value of two asses. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > classical coins > [noun] > ancient Roman pennyOE quadrant1533 as1541 sesterce1541 sestertius1567 dupondius1601 quinare1601 quinarius1601 sextant1601 triens1601 trient1601 assarion1625 quadrans1654 quinary1728 nummus1771 follis1784 uncia1834 minimus1852 semis1853 siliqua1889 minim1896 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxiii. iii. 462 Like as the weight in brasse of two pound, they named Dipondius. 1853 H. N. Humphreys Coin Collector's Man. II. 378 The second bronze, which was called the dupondius, or double as, was..exactly half the sestertius. 1921 Brit. Museum Return 81 A dupondius of Nero. 1937 Oxoniensia 2 67 The large bronze coins, sestertii, dupondii and asses, which are representative of the first two centuries of Roman occupation. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1601 |
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