quinarius
(kwɪˈnɑːrɪəs)
Pl. quinarii (-ɪiː).
[L.: see quinary a. and n.]
= quinary n. 2 a.
| 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny's Nat. Hist. II. xxxiii. iii. 463 At what time ordained it was, that the Denarius or Denier should go for tenne Asses or pounds of brasse money; the halfe Denier, Quinarius, should be currant for five; and the Sesterce reckoned worth two and a halfe. a 1666 Evelyn Diary an. 1645 (1955) II. 398 Now other observations I made in Rome are these amongst other, As to Coynes & Medails, that 10 Asses make the Roman Denarius, 5 the quinarius. 1708 Kersey Dict. Anglo-Britannicum, Quinarius.., a Roman Coin of the Value of Five Asses, equal to 3 Pence 3 Farthings English. 1771 [see sesterce]. 1840 [see denarius 1]. 1962 R. A. G. Carson Coins 110 The new system comprised three denominations in silver—the denarius worth ten asses, the quinarius of five asses and the sestertius of two and a half. |