单词 | ox unit |
释义 | > as lemmasox unit ox unit n. Ancient Greek History (a) the value of an ox as a monetary unit; (b) a coin bearing a representation of an ox, and supposedly having this value. ΚΠ 1887 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 8 134 A simple solution of this difficulty would be that the talent of gold represented the older ox-unit. 1892 Academy 10 Sept. 220/2 The theory of a universal ox-unit of 130 grains of gold is..difficult to reconcile with such evidence as we possess. 1925 Economica 14 220 He asks..why, in some places where the coin superseded the ox unit, only the head of the ox appeared on the coins. 1977 F. L. Pryor Origins of Econ. vi. 159 Reference is made not only to the ox units mentioned in the Homeric epics but the fact..that the Latin word for money pecunia derives from the word pecus, which means ‘cattle’. < as lemmas |
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