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The sextans was an Ancient Roman bronze coin produced during the Roman Republic valued at one-sixth of an as (2 unciae). The most common design for the sextans was the bust of Mercury and two pellets (indicating two unciae) on the obverse and the prow of a galley on the reverse. Earlier types depicted a scallop shell, a caduceus, or other symbols on the obverse. | |||
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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
sextans: antis, m. sex.
I A sixth part of an as (v. as): sextans ab eo quod sexta pars assis, ut quadrans quod quarta et triens quod tertia pars, Varr. L. L. 5, § 171 Müll.: heredes in sextante, Cic. Fam. 13, 29, 4: ex sextante heres institutus, Dig. 44, 2, 30; Cod. Th. 9, 42, 8 pr.—
B In partic.
1 As a coin: extulit eum plebs sextantibus collatis in capita, Liv. 2, 33 fin.; Plin. 33, 10, 48, § 138; hence, servus sextantis, i. e. of very trifling value, worthless, Laber. ap. Gell. 16, 9, 4.—
2 In weighing, Plin. 26, 11, 74, § 121; Ov. Med. Fac. 65; Mart. 8, 71, 9; (with pondo) Scrib. Larg. 4; 42 al.—
3 As a measure of land, the sixth part of a juger, Varr. R. R. 1, 10, 2; Col. 5, 1, 10.—
4 As a liquid measure, the sixth part of a sextarius, or two cyathi, Col. 12, 23, 1; Mart. 5, 64, 1; Suet. Aug. 77.—
5 As a lineal measure, Plin. 13, 15, 29, § 94.—
II Among mathematicians, the sixth part of the number six, as of the numerus perfectus (v. as), i. e. unity, one, Vitr. 3, 1, 6.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
sextāns,¹⁴ tis, m. (sex),
1 sextant, 1/6e de l’as : Varro L. 5, 171 ; Cic. de Or. 2, 254
2 un sixième a) d’une somme : in sextante heres Cic. Fam. 13, 29, 4, héritier pour un sixième ; b) d’une livre [poids]: Plin. 26, 121 ; c) d’un arpent : Varro R. 1, 10, 2 ; Col. Rust. 5, 1, 10 ; d) du sextarius = deux cyathes : Col. Rust. 12, 23, 1 ; Mart. 5, 64, 1 ; Suet. Aug. 77
3 le sixième du nombre parfait [six] = l’unité : Vitr. Arch. 3, 1, 6.
Latin > German (Georges)
sextāns, antis, m. (sex), I) der sechste Teil eines Asses od. zwölfteiligen Ganzen, Varro LL. 6, 171. – Insbes.: a) als kleine Münze, zwei unciae, ein Sechstel, Liv. u. Plin.: servus non sextantis, kein Sechstel (keinen Heller) wert, Laber. com. 31: u. so non esse sextantis, in einem Wortspiele, Granius bei Cic. de or. 2, 254. – b) der sechste Teil einer Erbschaft, ex sextante heres institutus, ICt.: ex parte dimidia et sextante heres, Suet.: testamento heres ex parte dimidia et tertia est Capito; in sextante sunt ii, quorum pars etc., im T. ist K. zum Erben von fünf Sechsteln gemacht; das letzte Sechstel ist Personen vermacht, die usw., Cic. – c) eines Pfundes, Ov.: mit pondo, Scrib. – d) eines Morgen Landes, iugeri, Varro u. Colum. – e) eines Gemäßes, zwei Maß (cyathi), Mart. u. Suet. – II) bei den Mathematikern (denen die 6 als numerus perfectus, Grundzahl, galt) der sechste Teil einer Sechs, die Eins, Vitr. 3, 1, 6.
Latin > English
sextans sextantis N M :: one-sixth of any unit
Wikipedia EN
The sextans was an Ancient Roman bronze coin produced during the Roman Republic valued at one-sixth of an as (2 unciae). The most common design for the sextans was the bust of Mercury and two pellets (indicating two unciae) on the obverse and the prow of a galley on the reverse. Earlier types depicted a scallop shell, a caduceus, or other symbols on the obverse.
