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Roman Money Reduced to English Money

Pence English.

A "farthing," quadrans.. = nearly 0.125 A "penny,” denarius A "farthing," as=4 quadrantes = nearly 0.5 = Pence English. 16 asses = nearly 8.50 From these tables we learn that a shekel would probably purchase nearly 10 times as much as the same amount will now. One Roman penny was a good day's wage for a laborer. Naaman's offering to Elisha of 6000 pieces (shekels) of gold amounted to more than £10,000 or $50,000.00. The debtor who had been forgiven, 10,000 talent, (£3,000,000) refused to forgive his fellow-servant 100 pence, i. e., £3, IOS. iod. Judas sold our Lord for 30 pieces of silver, L3, IOS. 8d., which sum was the legal value of a slave if he were killed by a wild beast. Joseph was sold by his brethern for 20 pieces of silver, £2, 7s, or $12.00.