Thanks. Actually – there was an error in my first post. The Wiki page chalcus of 0.071g is actually the same as the calcus mentioned by Isidore....
Can anyone assist concerning the existance of any ancient text regarding the basic Roman (or Greek) units of small weight? Very clearly the Roman...
Not my area of interest - but this looks to me rather like an issue Ken West attributed to Jaya Sinha Deva He suggested this reading - for his...
Thanks - I know nothing of Galba and little of Roman history - but the general themes you raise here seem to echo loudly - in coinage history...
Yes - that part is surely correct. 12 carats/keratia/siliquae. But it could be a coin weight for a half solidus, or an apothecaries weight for...
I suppose I am being a bit of a spoil sport here – but I always preferred reading ancient texts themselves, and that seems to be dying out, to...
Interesting. Amber was the only "exotic" item from the Star Carr excavation in the UK - about 9,000 BC as I recall. Source unknown but possibly...
Ha! Yes! In the late 19th century British collectors in India were keen and sophisticated. But later, their collections seemed often enough to...
Thanks Ken. I will experiment when the opportunity arises, though I am not much active these days. My recollection of transatlantic trade was of...
My Transferwise US account comes with a personalised Account number, Wire transfer number, Bank code (SWIFT / BIC) and Routing number (ACH or...
Well - I keep money in mine, I have the three accounts all with the usual codes and they have physical addresses, and the physical US address is...
I lost track of Jorge Lueke a while back and it would be good to hear from him - maybe pm me on this if you can help? This may not be a popular...
Interesting - I have a couple of questions This appears to be the sort of system that has been normal at UK banks for quite a while, and widely...
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