uncia

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As for the large coins which weigh a drachma, a sicilicus, half an uncia, or an uncia, beat them into leaves.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

Dosis ab uncia i. ad unc. iv. bis ter. quaterve die.

From An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany by Monro, Donald

V. both readings, uncia or nucia are permissible, and make very little difference.

From Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Vehling, Joseph Dommers

Another way is to take two unciae of prepared ore, five drachmae of roasted copper, one uncia of glass, or glass-galls reduced to powder, a semi-uncia of salt, and mix them.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

From time to time small pieces of sulphur, enveloped in or mixed with wax, are dropped into six librae of the molten copper, and consumed; the sulphur weighs half an uncia and a sicilicus.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius