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Definition of Dupondius
1. Noun. A bronze coin minted during the Roman Empire and Roman Republic, equal to 2 asses. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dupondius
1. an old Roman coin [n DUPONDII]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dupondius
Literary usage of Dupondius
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and by Colin MacFarquhar, George Gleig (1797)
"See Аз dupondius, in antiquity, a weight of two ... pondo or libra, the dupondius
then weighed two; and hence the name. And though the weight of the as was ..."
2. International Medallic Exhibition of the American Numismatic Society ...by American Numismatic Society by American Numismatic Society (1910)
"220 dupondius (MB). 22 AD Bust of Livia. Rev. SC Tiberius, 14-37 AD 221 Aureus.
Laureate head. Rev. Livia seated. Nero Drusus, son of Tiberius. 223 Aureus. ..."
3. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"The dupondius was only half the value of the sestertius, or about one penny
sterling ; and before the yellow brass appeared it seems to have been struck ..."
4. The Archaeological Journal by British Archaeological Association (1906)
"dupondius (Double As, or 6. dupondius (Double As, or " Second Brass ") of Vespasian.
" Second Brass ") of Domitian. 7. do. do. 8. dupondius (Double As ..."
5. The Institutes of Justinian: With English Introduction, Translation and Notes by Thomas Collett Sandars, Emperor of the East Justinian (1917)
"... or if the parts given reached, or exceeded, twelve, then the testator was
supposed to have had the double as, or dupondius, in mind, and the instituted ..."
6. A Handbook of Greek and Roman Coins by Sir George Francis Hill (1899)
"Sestertius and dupondius were made of brass, as and semis of copper ; the sestertius
had the ... the dupondius and the as were equal in weight (4 denarii). ..."
7. An Essay on Medals: Or, An Introduction to the Knowledge of Ancient and by John Pinkerton (1808)
"Though indeed the word dupondius was never confined in its literal acceptation
to double weight, for Vitruvius and Varro use it as double length, ..."
8. International Numismata Orientalia by Wm Marsden (1881)
"Augustus introduced the sestertius (396-3 grains) and dupondius (203 grains) of
yellow ... having the same weight as the dupondius, was struck of copper, ..."
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