quinariusn.

Brit.

/kwᵻˈnɛːrɪəs/,

/kwᵻˈnɑːrɪəs/, U.S.

/kwəˈnɛriəs/,

/kwəˈnɑriəs/

Inflections: Plural quinarii.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin quīnārius.

Etymology: < classical Latin quīnārius Roman silver coin worth five asses, equivalent to half a denarius (which is also a silver coin) (Pliny), use as noun (short for quīnārius nummus quinary coin) of masculine of quīnārius quinary adj.In the occasional sense ‘half-piece of gold’ apparently an extended use, perhaps after French quinaire quinary n. (see discussion at that entry).

Roman History.

In ancient Rome: a silver coin of the value of half a denarius; (also occasionally) a half-piece of gold.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > classical coins > [noun] > ancient Roman

pennyOE

quadrant1533

as1541

sesterce1541

sestertius1567

dupondius1601

quinare1601

quinarius1601

sextant1601

triens1601

trient1601

assarion1625

quadrans1654

quinary1728

nummus1771

follis1784

uncia1834

minimus1852

semis1853

siliqua1889

minim1896

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxiii. iii. 463 The Denarius or Denier should go for tenne Asses or pounds of brasse money; the halfe Denier, Quinarius [Fr. le demy denier, qui estoit dit Quinarius], should be currant for five.

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 398 As to Coynes & Medails,..10 Asses make the Roman Denarius, 5 the quinarius.

1708 J. Kersey Dict. Anglo-Britannicum Quinarius.., a Roman Coin of the Value of Five Asses.

1772 M. Raper in Philos. Trans. 1771 (Royal Soc.) 61 489 The As was reduced to one ounce, and the silver denarius made to pass for 16 Asses; the quinarius, for eight.

1840 T. Arnold Hist. Rome II. 534 The silver coinage [of Rome] was first introduced in the year 485; and the coins struck were denarii, quinarii, and sestertii.

1897 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 1 356 A few unimportant articles of glass, terra-cotta, and bronze, including also eight silver coins (denarii and quinarius).

1962 R. A. G. Carson Coins 155 Gold and silver [coins] were struck both in the normal units, aureus and denarius with occasional half-pieces, quinarii of increasing rarity and [etc.].

1997 J. Williams Money ii. 43/3 Silver quinarius, worth half a denarius, with the Roman numeral v, signifying its value of five asses.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quinarius
释义	quinariusn. Brit. /kwᵻˈnɛːrɪəs/, /kwᵻˈnɑːrɪəs/, U.S. /kwəˈnɛriəs/, /kwəˈnɑriəs/ Inflections: Plural quinarii. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin quīnārius. Etymology: < classical Latin quīnārius Roman silver coin worth five asses, equivalent to half a denarius (which is also a silver coin) (Pliny), use as noun (short for quīnārius nummus quinary coin) of masculine of quīnārius quinary adj.In the occasional sense ‘half-piece of gold’ apparently an extended use, perhaps after French quinaire quinary n. (see discussion at that entry). Roman History. In ancient Rome: a silver coin of the value of half a denarius; (also occasionally) a half-piece of gold. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > classical coins > [noun] > ancient Roman pennyOE quadrant1533 as1541 sesterce1541 sestertius1567 dupondius1601 quinare1601 quinarius1601 sextant1601 triens1601 trient1601 assarion1625 quadrans1654 quinary1728 nummus1771 follis1784 uncia1834 minimus1852 semis1853 siliqua1889 minim1896 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxiii. iii. 463 The Denarius or Denier should go for tenne Asses or pounds of brasse money; the halfe Denier, Quinarius [Fr. le demy denier, qui estoit dit Quinarius], should be currant for five. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1645 (1955) II. 398 As to Coynes & Medails,..10 Asses make the Roman Denarius, 5 the quinarius. 1708 J. Kersey Dict. Anglo-Britannicum Quinarius.., a Roman Coin of the Value of Five Asses. 1772 M. Raper in Philos. Trans. 1771 (Royal Soc.) 61 489 The As was reduced to one ounce, and the silver denarius made to pass for 16 Asses; the quinarius, for eight. 1840 T. Arnold Hist. Rome II. 534 The silver coinage [of Rome] was first introduced in the year 485; and the coins struck were denarii, quinarii, and sestertii. 1897 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 1 356 A few unimportant articles of glass, terra-cotta, and bronze, including also eight silver coins (denarii and quinarius). 1962 R. A. G. Carson Coins 155 Gold and silver [coins] were struck both in the normal units, aureus and denarius with occasional half-pieces, quinarii of increasing rarity and [etc.]. 1997 J. Williams Money ii. 43/3 Silver quinarius, worth half a denarius, with the Roman numeral v, signifying its value of five asses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1601
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