Lexicographical Neighbors of Semunciae
Literary usage of Semunciae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annals of Tacitus: Tr. Into English, with Notes and Maps by Cornelius Tacitus, Alfred John Church, William Jackson Brodribb (1906)
"... BC 34I, which, according to Livy (VII. 42) forbade usury altogether ? He has
just said that the interest was reduced from I0 to 5 per cent, (semunciae), ..."
2. A School Dictionary of Greek & Roman Antiquities by William Smith (1851)
"... a weight was 433-666 grains or f of an ounce and 105-36 grains avoirdupois.
[LIBRA.] It was subdivided into I Oz. Grg. 2 semunciae, each - = £ 107'46 3 ..."
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