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... Trinummus , ' the three nummus touch ' ? His own answer , given in vv . 843 ff . , when the sycophant explains that he is calling the day trinummus because he is hiring out his services as trickster for a fee of three nummi , does not ...
... Trinummus , ' the three nummus touch ' ? His own answer , given in vv . 843 ff . , when the sycophant explains that he is calling the day trinummus because he is hiring out his services as trickster for a fee of three nummi , does not ...
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... trinummus is not merely an arbitrary amount , but a definite silver coin of the value of 3 nummi recently intro- duced to Rome - the Athenian tetradrachm , in fact — we see light at last . The trinummus joke , if not intrinsically witty ...
... trinummus is not merely an arbitrary amount , but a definite silver coin of the value of 3 nummi recently intro- duced to Rome - the Athenian tetradrachm , in fact — we see light at last . The trinummus joke , if not intrinsically witty ...
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... trinummus , equal in value to 3 ' nummi ' . Trinummus , then , equals tetradrachm , nummus equals ' denarius ' , and the coins were tariffed correctly in accordance with their weight.2 We remember that the Roman ' denarius ' is , in ...
... trinummus , equal in value to 3 ' nummi ' . Trinummus , then , equals tetradrachm , nummus equals ' denarius ' , and the coins were tariffed correctly in accordance with their weight.2 We remember that the Roman ' denarius ' is , in ...
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