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Oncia
In southern Italy, the ''oncia'' (plural ''oncie'' or ''once'') or ''onza'' (pl. ''onze'') was a unit of account during the Middle Ages and later a gold coin minted between 1732 and 1860. It was also minted in the southern Italian territories of the Spanish Empire, and a silver coin of the same value was minted by the Knights of Malta. The name is derived from the ancient Roman '' uncia''. It may sometimes be translated ounce. In the medieval kingdoms of Naples and Sicily, one ''oncia'' was equivalent to 30 ''tarì'', 600 ''grani'' and 3600 ''denari'' (pennies). Conventionally, a sum of money is indicated by numbers of ''oncie'', ''tarì'', ''grani'' and ''denari'' separated by full stops, thus 2.2.15.1 indicates 2 ''oncie'', two ''tarì'', 15 ''grani'' and 1 ''denaro''. Although the ''oncia'' was never minted in the Middle Ages, it was the basic unit of account. The lesser denominations were minted, as was the ducat (six of which equalled an ''oncia'') and the ''carlino'' (60 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustalis
An augustalis or augustale, also agostaro, was a gold coin minted in the Kingdom of Sicily beginning in 1231. It was issued by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (from 1220) and King of Sicily (from 1198), and was minted until his death in 1250. In addition, a half augustalis was issued. It was identical in design, but smaller and half the weight. The augustalis bore a Latin inscription and was widely circulated in Italy. It was patterned after the Roman coinage, Roman aureus. (2008). Retrieved 7 October 2008. It was Hammered coinage, struck at Brindisi and Messina with accompanying Billon (alloy), billon Denier (coin), deniers. The style of the augustalis has been described as splendid and proto-Renaissance; the quality of its execution and its fineness was high. The augustalis had a nominal weight of 5.31 grams and was 20 Carat (purity), carats (854/1000) fine. The legal value was a quarter of a Sicilian gold Oncia, ounce. The obverse contains a Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
