He and another bidder battled until Nicolo finally won the paintings for 45,000 lire—around $32.
That was the best wine in their cellar, and cost ten lire a bottle.
"Thank you," said Hermione to Fabiano, giving him a couple of lire.
The Aquila Verde would shelter and feed her for six lire a day.
I owe you the incredible amount of one hundred thousand lire.
At Ferrara the rent of a house yearly in 1455 was 25 lire; comp.
Tony pocketed the lire and returned the note, while Mr. Wilder stared his astonishment.
“We pay four lire a day and furnish his meals,” she added munificently.
This grain was to be sold and, in the mean time, was estimated to be worth 2500 lire.
The cost of a "calcarone" of about 500 tons capacity is 800 lire.
Italian monetary unit, 1610s, from Italian lira, literally "pound," from Latin libra (see Libra).
