1728 Kings
George II (George Augustus; German: Georg II. August; 30 October 1683[1] – 25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death.
the jar, the Roman bushel or "quadrantal" is one cubic foot. It is almost 26.027 litres. One-third of a quandrantal is a Roman peck.
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Obolus | Makes a Pound | Wheat | Barley | Tola Seeds | Carob |
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1/8 | 5184 | 4/3 | 1 | 5/9 | 1/3 | |||
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1/3 | 1728 | 4 | 3 | 5/3 | 1 | |||
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1 | 576 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | |||
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2 | 288 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 6 | |||
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1 | 6 | 96 | 72 | 54 | 30 | 18 | ||
| one greek dram | Greek Drachma | 32/25 | 7.68 | 122.88 | 92.16 | 69.12 | 38.4 | 23.04 | ~ 4.364 g |
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didrachma |
2 | 12 | 48 | 144 | 96 | 60 | 36 | |
| hexadrachma | 6 | 36 | 16 | 432 | 324 | 180 | 108 | ~ 20.455 g | |
| one hour | hour | 6 1/9 | 36 2/3 | 15.71 | 440 | 330 | 180 1/3 | 110 | ~ 20.833 g |
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octadrachma |
8 | 48 | 12 | 576 | 432 | 240 | 144 | |
| 1.5 ounce | sescunx dodecadrachma |
12 | 72 | 8 | 864 | 648 | 360 | 216 | ~ 40.909 g |
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576 | 1 | 6912 | 5184 | 2880 | 1728 | |||
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768 | 3/4 | 9216 | 6912 | 3840 | 2304 |
The Roman pound is exactly three quarters of the Greek mine.
Thus the Greek and Roman drachm is related by the ratio 32 to 25.
| All the multiples of the Roman ounce have their own names | ||
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| ounce | ||
| ounce-and-a-half | ||
| sixth of an as | ||
| quarter of an as | ||
| third of an as | ||
| five ounces | ||
| half an as | ||
| seven ounces | ||
| twice (twice a triens) | ||
| an as, less a quarter | ||
| an as, less a sixth | ||
| an as, less an ounce | ||
One and a half ounces was called by Romans "sescunx"
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Roman_units_of_measurement
Updated January 11, 2011 M