quadrans

American  

[kwod-ranz] / ˈkwɒd rænz /

noun

plural

quadrantes

1. a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the fourth part of an as.

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Etymology

Origin of quadrans

From the Latin word quadrāns literally, fourth part

Example Sentences

A quadrans is a Roman coin worth about 1/64 of a denarius.

From The World English Bible (WEB): by Anonymous

A lepton is a very small brass Jewish coin worth half a Roman quadrans each, which is worth a quarter of the copper assarion.

From The World English Bible (WEB): Luke by Anonymous

"You need not give that much; we can bathe for a quadrans, and, since you mention it, we shall all be better for a bath."

From Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire by White, Edward Lucas

Lepta are very small brass coins worth half a quadrans each, which is a quarter of the copper assarion.

From The World English Bible (WEB): Mark by Anonymous

In the public baths, where money was taken, each person paid a quadrans, about the value of our halfpenny, as Juvenal observes, Caedere Sylvano porcum, quadrante lavari.

From Travels through France and Italy by Smollett, T. (Tobias)