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| | Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, page 140 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10) |
 | | They were the deunoe, dextans, dodrans, bes, septunoc, semis, quincunx, triens, quadrans or teruncius, sextans, sescunos or sescunda, and uncia, consisting respectively of 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, l^r and 1 ounces. |
 | | Of these divisions the following were represented by coins ; namely, the semis, quincunx, triens, quadrans, sextans, and uncia. |
 | | The triens, the third part of the as, or piece of four ounces, is marked with four balls. |
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