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the as
asses
also: as
The Roman bronze coin and basic unit of the census assessment; the sailor-levy of this year was graded by each citizen's rating in asses.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 24 §11 rated... at fifty thousand asses
The Roman bronze coin and unit of the census rating; the sailor-levy was graded by each man's assessment in asses.
- The History of Rome, Book 37 §4 asses
The as, the basic Roman bronze coin; four thousand asses was a modest gift of honour.
- The History of Rome, Book 42 §8 a hundred thousand asses
The as was the basic Roman bronze coin; a gift of a hundred thousand asses was voted to the Seleucid envoy.