sextula
sextula, the sixth part of an uncia, one seventy-second part of an as
sextŭla, ae, f. (sc. pars) dim. [sextus],
- the sixth part of an uncia, and, accordingly, the seventy-second part of an as (v. as), Varr. L. L. 5, § 171 Müll.; Rhemn. Fann. Pond. 22: facit heredem ex duabus sextulis M. Fulcinium, etc., Cic. Caecin. 6, 17.—As a land measure, Col. 5, 1, 9; 5, 2, 2.
sextula, ae, f., sc. pars (v. sextulus, a, um, Demin. v. sextus), der sechste Teil einer Uncia = der sechste Teil vom Zwölftel eines jeden Ganzen, folglich der zweiundsiebzigste Teil eines Ganzen, eines Asses (als Münze), Varro LL. 5, 171. – einer Erbschaft, Cic. Caecin. 17. – eines Morgen Landes, Colum. 5, 1, 9 u. 5, 2, 2.
de ratione unciarum: ‥ duae ~ae sive sesclae, id est tertia pars unciae, viij scripuli. ‥ ~a sive sesclae, iv scripuli
de minuciarum figuris, nominibus, et significacionibus. ‥ uncia ‥ duella ‥ sicilicus ‥ ~a ‥ dragma ‥
dividitur [uncia ] in vj partes, que singule per se accepte dicuntur ~a, iiij habens scripulos
solidus et ~a et argenteus et nomisma unius ponderis nomina sunt, idest solidi. solidus autem qui xxiiij siliquas habet xcvj grana ordei pensat
~a idem est quod solidus, sic dictus eo quod bis sex unciis compleatur []. hanc vulgus aureum solidum vocat. ‥ ~a bis [ : Trevisa for he weyeþ twies sixe unces ] assumpta duellam facit, ter posita staterem reddit : Trevisa tweye sextules
sextŭla, (14) æ, f. , sextule, le 1/6e de lʼonce, le 1/72e de lʼas : Varro L. 5, 171 || le 1/72e du jugerum : Col. Rust. 5, 1, 9 || le 1/72e dʼun tout : heres ex duabus sextulis Cic. Cæc. 17, héritier pour le 1/36e.
sextula ae, f dim.
- sextus (sc. pars), the sixth part of an uncia, one seventy-second part of an as; hence, one seventy-second: heres ex duabus sextulis, of one thirty-sixth.
SEXTULA
SE´XTULAthe sixth part of the uncia, was the smallest denomination of money in use among the Romans (Varro, L. L. 5.171). It was also applied, like the uncia, to other kinds of magnitude. [UNCIA]
[P.S]Sextŭla
The smallest denomination found in the Roman monetary system. It was equal to one sixth of an ounce (uncia) (Varro, L. L. v. 171).