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On Medicines (De Medicamentis) (1889) - Page 12 - Source Library

On Medicines (De Medicamentis)

Marcellus Empiricus; Helmreich, Georg · 1889

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Signs of medicinal weights.


X	= denarius.
—	= ounce.
£	= half-ounce.
℈	= scripulus a small unit of weight, approx. 1.14 grams.
$Λ$	= victoriatus a Roman silver coin/weight.
S	= half.
§	= sextarius a liquid measure, approx. 0.5 liters.

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