Mancus

Mancus
Mancus Man"cus, n. [AS.] An old Anglo Saxon coin both of gold and silver, and of variously estimated values. The silver mancus was equal to about one shilling of modern English money. [1913 Webster]

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  • Mancus — A mancus of king Æthelred II, 1003 1006. Mancus (sometimes spelt mancosus or similar) was a term used in early medieval Europe to denote either a gold coin, a weight of gold of 4.25g (equivalent to the Islamic dinar,[1] and thus lighter than …   Wikipedia

  • Mancus, S. — S. Mancus (17. Mai al. 2. Sept.), Einsiedler in Cornwall. S. S. Mauditius …   Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon

  • mancus — m ( es/ as) a mancus, thirty silver pence, one eighth of a pound (1) …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • mancus — /maenkas/ See manca, mancus, or mancusa …   Black's law dictionary

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  • Mancus — AS term referring to one eighth of a (monetary) pound, i.e. 30d or 2s 6d; it was a unit of account, not a coin. It was used in England from the late 8c …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

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