quadrans

[ kwod-ranz ]

/ ˈkwɒd rænz /

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noun, plural quad·ran·tes

[kwo-dran-teez]. /kwɒˈdræn tiz/.

a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the fourth part of an as.

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Origin of quadrans

From the Latin word quadrāns literally, fourth part

Quadrans, kwod′ranz, n. a Roman copper coin, the fourth part of the as:—pl.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Lepta are very small brass coins worth half a quadrans each, which is a quarter of the copper assarion.
The World English Bible (WEB), The Old Testament, Complete|Various
A lepton is a very small brass Jewish coin worth half a Roman quadrans each, which is worth a quarter of the copper assarion.
The World English Bible (WEB), The Old Testament, Complete|Various
Lepta are very small, brass, Jewish coins worth half a Roman quadrans each, which is worth a quarter of the copper assarion.
The World English Bible (WEB), The Old Testament, Complete|Various

He made his pile from an as, and would pick a quadrans out of a dunghill with his teeth, any old time.
The Satyricon, Complete|Petronius Arbiter