The bronze basis of Sicily, cor- responding to the Roman Libra or Pound. It was also represented by a silver coin of three Hemioboli, and under the stand- ard of Tarentum, the one tenth of the Stater, weighing 0.87 grammes.

The divisions of the Siculo-Italiote bronze Litra are the following in corre- sponding terms of the Roman As:

Xt'-pot = As, or 12 ounces

Sr/.w-f/uov = deunx, or 10 ounces

T)[juXt-rpiov = semis, or 6 ounces

ttsv-coyxiov = quincunx, or 5 ounces

? ztipaq = triens, or 4 ounces

-piaq = quadra ns, or 3 ounces

i~iq ?= sextans, or 2 ounces

O'jyy.t'ot = uncia, or 1 ounce

The multiples are the

TCSVTY|y.ovxaXiTpov = 50 litrae

SsvtaXtxpov = 10 litrae

TtsvxaXixpov = 5 litrae

Sc'Xtxpov = 2 litrae

The majority of these were struck in bronze or silver, sometimes even in gold.