quadrans

American  

[kwod-ranz] / ˈkwɒd rænz /

noun

plural

quadrantes

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

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Etymology

Origin of quadrans

From the Latin word quadrāns literally, fourth part

Example Sentences

Nummus Aureus Anglicè Guinea, aureum etiam Dimidium ejus et Triens; Nummus argenteus solidos quinque Anglicos valans, solidus dimidium solidi, et quarta pars; nummus Aeranus denarios duos Anglicos valens; denarius obolus; et quadrans.

From Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present by Le Moine, J. M. (James MacPherson), Sir

In the public baths, where money was taken, each person paid a quadrans, about the value of our halfpenny, as Juvenal observes, Caedere Sylvano porcum, quadrante lavari.

From Travels through France and Italy by Smollett, T. (Tobias)

Lepta are very small brass coins worth half a quadrans each, which is a quarter of the copper assarion.

From The World English Bible (WEB): Mark by Anonymous

We even know the price which was paid for being ferried across the Velabrum: "it was a quadrans, three times as much as one pays now for the boat at the Ripetta."

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

A lepton is a very small brass Jewish coin worth half a Roman quadrans each, which is worth a quarter of the copper assarion.

From The World English Bible (WEB): Luke by Anonymous