victoriatus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

victōrĭātus, i, m. (i. e. nummus) [Victoria].

I A silver coin stamped with the image of Victory , = quinarius; in Varro's time worth half a denarius, Varr. L. L. 10, § 41 Vahl.; Cato R. R. 15, 2; Cic. Font. 5, 9; Liv. 41, 13, 7; Quint. 6, 3, 80.—

II As an apothecaries’ weight , Marc. Emp. 15; Scrib. Comp. 28, 26.

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