Evening All
Ah well there was the ha'penny (1/2d), penny (1d) thre'penny bit
(3d), sixpence, shilling (s) also known as a bob, florin (2s), half
crown (2/6 - 2s 6d), crown (5s), ten bob note (10s), and the pound!!
And even earlier there was the farthing (1/4d)!! Of course then there
On Jan 22, 2009, at 9:29, Malvary J Cole wrote:
"Tamara wrote:
denaro (d.) = 1/24of an ounce (used for precious metals, etc)
carato (ct.) = 1.24 of an ounce (used for larger gemstones, pearls,
etc.)
What gets me are the last two. Same weight. Both, basically, used to
measure precious items (t
"Tamara wrote:
denaro (d.) = 1/24of an ounce (used for precious metals, etc)
carato (ct.) = 1.24 of an ounce (used for larger gemstones, pearls, etc.)
What gets me are the last two. Same weight. Both, basically, used to
measure precious items (though in two different kinds of businesses).
But two
On Jan 21, 2009, at 18:06, Thurlow Weed wrote:
One that has intrigued me, as there seem to be several values, is the
stone. Different values for different commodities.
One of the books I've been paging through slowly in the past few weeks
has an appendix with Currency and Measures in Rennais
One would hope with a very highly accurate scale
One that has intrigued me, as there seem to be several values, is the
stone. Different values for different commodities. At least for
measuring human weight, the stone seems consistent at 14 pounds.
Thurlow
Lancaster OH
Agnes Boddington
