dupondius

dū̆pondĭus, ii, m., or dŭpondĭum, ii (cf. Varr. L. L. 9, 49, § 81; also, dĭpon-dĭum, Gromat. Vet. p. 28, 14; p. 167, 11), n. [duo-pondus], the sum of two asses.

• I As a coin, Varr. L. L. 5, § 169; 9, § 81 Müll.; Plin. 33, 3, 13, § 42; Cic. Quint. 16, 53; Petr. 14, 3 al.—
• • B Transf., need, want, Petr. 58, 13.—
• II As a measure, two feet, Col. 3, 13, 5; 3, 15, 2 et saep.

dupondius (dupundius, dipundius), iī, m. (= duo asses pondo), I) als Münze = 2 asses, ein Zwei-As-Stück (s. Prisc. de fig. num. § 9 = Metrol. scriptt. p. 82, 7 H.), A) eig., erant asses, dupondii, Gaius inst. 1. § 122: hic bibitur assibus; dipundium si dederis, meliora bibes, Corp. inscr. Lat. 4, 1679: alibi asse veneunt, alibi dipondio, Ambros. in Luc. 7. § 117: nonne quinque passeres veneunt dipondio, Vulg. Luc. 12, 6: si d. tuus ageretur, wenn es sich um zwei Asse (²/₁₂ = ¹/₆) deines Vermögens handelte, Cic. Quinct. 53: cum coepi, matrem meam dupundii non facio, gilt mir die eigene M. nicht viel, kenne ich die eigene M. nicht, Petron. 58, 4: quis, te oro, quis dupondii supputabat? Hieron. adv. Helvid. § 16: numera mapalia (Hütten = Häuser); nemo dupondii evadet, nicht einer der Herauskommenden taugt etwas, Petron. 58, 14. – B) übtr., der Anfänger, Fuchs, v. Rechtsschülern, Iustin. constit. ad antec. § 2: v. Rekruten, Laur. Lyd. de mens. 4, 94; vgl. Pernice Misc. p. 107 sqq. (auch über dupondius übh.). – II) als Längenmaß, zwei Fuß, Col. 3, 13, 5 u.a. – ➳ Nach Varro LL. 9, 81 sagte man auch dupondium (wie assipondium), obwohl er selbst dupondius vorzieht, s. 5, 169; u. dipondium steht Gromat. vet. 28, 14 u. 167, 11 (nach denen es altlat. duopondium hieß).

dupondius [CL] , sum of two asses (or pounds). dipondio Bede TR 4 (v. cantio b) (cf. ib. 52: dipundius); dipondius, twegra pundra gewiht Ælf. Gl.; indeclinabile pondus; / illinc est natus dispondius, as geminatus Garl. Syn. 165. 1580D.

dŭpondĭus, ĭī, m. , Cic. Quinct. 53 ; Varro L. 5, 169 ; qqf. dŭpondĭum dʼaprès Varro L. 9, 81, ou dĭpondĭum, ĭī, n. , Grom. 28, 14, somme de deux as || [fig.] peu de, valeur : Petr. 58, 13 || mesure de deux pieds : Col. Rust. 3, 13, 5, etc.

dupondius . v. dipondius.
Dupondii facere eum 看之甚輕。Plus dupondio et semisse 二尺有半多。

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dupondius ī, m n

• duo + pondus, two asses, two-pence: tuus.

DUPONDIUS

DUPO´NDIUSor DUPO´NDIUM, a coin of two asses, struck after the reduction of the weight of the as. [AS] It was in use under the empire, when it was the weight of half an ounce. (Varr. L. L. 5.169, 9.81; Cic. Quint. 16, 53; Plin. Nat.33.42; Gaius, 1.122; Schol. ad Pers. 2.59; Marquardt, Röm. Staatsverw. ii. pp. 8, 11.) As the Romans applied the uncial division of the as to the foot, dupondium also signified two feet (Colum. 3.15.2) .

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Dupondius

or dupondium. A coin of two asses, struck after the reduction of the weight of the as. (See As.) It was in use under the Empire, when it was the weight of half an ounce (Marquardt, Röm. Staatsverw. ii. pp. 8, 11). As the Romans applied the uncial division of the as to the foot, dupondium also signified two feet (Colum. iii. 15. 2).