> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of James Ruffner
>
> Interestingly, the Roman pound was subdivided into 12 onces, and the
> English divided the Pound into 12 shillings, of 20 pence each. Thus a
> shilling was one oz. of sterling silver.
James,
Close, but not quite right. The Pound was divided into 20 shillings, each
shilling divided into 12 pennies. Net result either way is 240 pennies in
the pound.
The rest of your mail was quite educational to me,
Cheers,
Bill.
Rarebits4classics
.......just what you've been looking for
PO Box 1232
Calne
Wiltshire
SN11 8WA
United Kingdom
http://www.rarebits4classics.co.uk
=== This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register
=== http://www.vtr.org
|