siglosn.

/ˈsɪɡlɒs/

Forms: Plural sigli, sigloi.

Etymology: Greek.

1. A unit of weight (see quot. 1911). Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > units in ancient Greece, Asia Minor, etc.

talentc893

scriplea1382

minaa1398

mnaa1398

statera1398

mina1495

shekel1560

siglos1911

1911 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 871/2 The unit of weight in the East was the shekel (siglos)... Starting from the siglos as unit, they [sc. the Greeks] invented a money-mina of 50 sigli... The siglos-units..chiefly employed in Asia Minor were the following [etc.].

2. A silver coin of ancient Persia.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] > Persian coins

daric1566

shahi1566

toman1566

fluce1584

mahmudi1612

sagittary1665

sicle1725

ashrafi1753

muhr ashrafi1753

kran1882

siglos1911

1911 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 903/2 Darius chose two weights, the gold shekel of 8·4 grammes and the silver drachm of 5·58 grammes... The gold coin was called the daric, the silver the siglos.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 903/2 The regal coinage is of darics..and subdivisions in gold and of sigli and subdivisions in silver.

1962 R. A. G. Carson Coins 82 Both the gold darics and the silver sigloi are bean-shaped pieces with a type on obverse only and an oblong incuse on the reverse.

1962 D. Harden Phoenicians xii. 166 The Persians themselves..minted their darics and sigloi primarily for use in their Greek dominions in Asia Minor.

1972 Oxf. Univ. Gaz. CII. Suppl. No. 3. 46 Perhaps the most important aspect of this hoard is the inclusion of a number of worn (and countermarked) Persian sigloi.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	siglos
释义	siglosn. /ˈsɪɡlɒs/ Forms: Plural sigli, sigloi. Etymology: Greek. 1. A unit of weight (see quot. 1911). Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > units in ancient Greece, Asia Minor, etc. talentc893 scriplea1382 minaa1398 mnaa1398 statera1398 mina1495 shekel1560 siglos1911 1911 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 871/2 The unit of weight in the East was the shekel (siglos)... Starting from the siglos as unit, they [sc. the Greeks] invented a money-mina of 50 sigli... The siglos-units..chiefly employed in Asia Minor were the following [etc.]. 2. A silver coin of ancient Persia. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] > Persian coins daric1566 shahi1566 toman1566 fluce1584 mahmudi1612 sagittary1665 sicle1725 ashrafi1753 muhr ashrafi1753 kran1882 siglos1911 1911 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 903/2 Darius chose two weights, the gold shekel of 8·4 grammes and the silver drachm of 5·58 grammes... The gold coin was called the daric, the silver the siglos. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 903/2 The regal coinage is of darics..and subdivisions in gold and of sigli and subdivisions in silver. 1962 R. A. G. Carson Coins 82 Both the gold darics and the silver sigloi are bean-shaped pieces with a type on obverse only and an oblong incuse on the reverse. 1962 D. Harden Phoenicians xii. 166 The Persians themselves..minted their darics and sigloi primarily for use in their Greek dominions in Asia Minor. 1972 Oxf. Univ. Gaz. CII. Suppl. No. 3. 46 Perhaps the most important aspect of this hoard is the inclusion of a number of worn (and countermarked) Persian sigloi. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1911
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