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The uncia into four sicilici, the sicilicus into thirty-six siliquae.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

Each of these they again divide into twenty-four units of four siliquae each, which they call grenlins.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

In the table on page 258, the number for the siliquae of copper was sometimes in the sextulae column.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius