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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 1258174, member: 39&quot;]That setup, with 1 libra/pound being equal to 20 solidi/shillings, and 1 solidus being 12 denarii/pence, was introduced by Charlemagne in the Frankish Empire. It was then adopted in England too ... where it &quot;survived&quot; a little longer than here. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>An interesting combination of coins, Clinker, and thanks for providing the background! By the way, the &quot;grosso&quot; is derived from &quot;grossus denarius&quot; (fat or big penny). That <i>grossus</i> term originally referred to various thick silver coins, as opposed to the thinner denarius. Currency units such as the &quot;Groschen&quot; (in Austria until 2001, and a colloquial term for the German 10 Pfennig coin) or &quot;Grosz&quot; (in Poland where 1 złoty is 100 groszy) are derived from it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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