. Some indicate a sextarius by a χ, with a straight line intersecting it, thus
. The letter η, having μ placed above it, indicated hemina, thus
. The letter κ prefixed to ρ, and having μ placed above it, indicates ceramium, thus
.
On Weights.
| The Attic and Egyptian mna (i. e. mina) | contains | oz. xvj. |
| The Roman mina | ” | oz. xx. |
| The libra (i. e. pound) | ” | oz. xij. |
| The uncia (i. e. ounce) | ” | dr. viij. |
| The drachma (i. e. drachm) | ” | scr. iij. |
| The scrupulus (i. e. scruple) | ” | oboli ij. |
| The obolus contains ceratia or siliquæ | iij. | |
| The siliqua contains chalci (i. e. ærei or æreoli) | ij. and ⅔. | |
| So that an obolus contains viij æreoli. | ||