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<p>[QUOTE="EWC3, post: 3539775, member: 93416"]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. So its half, the Roman “lentil” is actually quite a good fit for a physical lentil. Apologies for that. Still - a lot bigger than Hindu and Chinese units though.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Wiki page much resembles what we see in most coin books. And it matches many coins and old weights quite well. But it is not tied to any ancient source. Actually, its a tertiary source, derived from 19th century secondary sources. So we are not told where the information is coming from.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is important because we have quite a lot of coins which do not make much sense in the Roman weight system, and also quite a few very prestigious ancient weights that do not fit either. The story we are told seems to have been edited to make it seem simpler than it is.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rob T[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="EWC3, post: 3539775, member: 93416"]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. So its half, the Roman “lentil” is actually quite a good fit for a physical lentil. Apologies for that. Still - a lot bigger than Hindu and Chinese units though. The Wiki page much resembles what we see in most coin books. And it matches many coins and old weights quite well. But it is not tied to any ancient source. Actually, its a tertiary source, derived from 19th century secondary sources. So we are not told where the information is coming from. This is important because we have quite a lot of coins which do not make much sense in the Roman weight system, and also quite a few very prestigious ancient weights that do not fit either. The story we are told seems to have been edited to make it seem simpler than it is. Rob T[/QUOTE]
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