C.III.

The As or Æs was at first libralis the first Impress of it was a Janus geminus, on the Reverse the Rostrum of a ship.

The As was by degrees diminished: It fell to 2 ounces in the first punic War: afterwards when Hanibal invaded Italy to one ounce then by the Papirian law to half an ounce: These after alterations were occasioned by the necessities of the common Wealth; but to be sure the Plenty of silver and Gold would have done the same Thing, and brought down such an enormous brass Coine.

of the Sestertius

The Sestertius was a silver Coin, never a brass one, is thee Quarter of a Denarius.

ofOf the Nummus a low value copper coin

The nummus and Sestertius are the same: The Greek Drachma and the Roman Denarius were thought equivalent.

The Marks of the Sestertius are IIS. LLS HS H-S H̅S̅ is 1000 Sesterces.

Sestertium neutral or sestertia are 1000 Sastertij.

The Roman Process of Money Numeration is.: Units 5 sertertii Thousands 5 Sertertium or Sestertia 5000 Sestertes Thousands of thousands, thus expressed by the Adverbs – quinquies HS five Times Sertertia, ie 1000 x 5000, or 5000000