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Definition of Semis
1. Noun. A small bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at half an as. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Semis
1. a coin of ancient Rome [n -MISES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Semis
Literary usage of Semis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Handbook of Greek and Roman Coins by Sir George Francis Hill (1899)
"13), and the semis (Fig. 14). The last is found until the time of Caracalla, ...
Sestertius and dupondius were made of brass, as and semis of copper ..."
2. The Institutes of Justinian: With English Introduction, Translation, and Notes by William Gardiner Hammond (1876)
"... semis, one-half, or six ounces ; septum, seven ounces ; bes, contracted from
bis trien», eight ounces ..."
3. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1805)
"... of the life of one whose labours will form a most important epoch in the
literature and. jurisprudence of the East. ART. IV.—semis* s on tbe £vi!t ..."
4. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"Mr. Bishop says, "One publishes a libel who semis It to a single Individual."
Mankins v. State, 67 8. W. 950, 952, 41 Tex. Cr. R. 662. ..."
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