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This is wonderful! So helpful for understanding older British novels. I love that "d" stands for denarius -- even though in the NT it represents a much larger
by pmdulaney 4y ago
This is wonderful! So helpful for understanding older British novels.
I love that "d" stands for denarius -- even though in the NT it represents a much larger sum; viz., an entire day's wages.
- Vox_Leone 4y ago>>I love that "d" stands for denarius - Yes. It inherits the Roman system, (re)introduced by Charlemagne as the Carolingian system[0] from which the Pound descends directly (not meant to lecture you). I'm glad that it is useful. Thanks! I wrote a blog post in Portuguese about it[1] (case you want to try). I'm fracturing the url to prove my good faith. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolingian_monetary_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolingian_monetary_system [1]hxxps://voxleone.com/2022/08/10/um-infografico-para-entender-o-velho-dinheiro-ingles-definitivamente/