mark was thus subdivided:—
For gold mark = 24 carats each subdivided into 32 parts. For silver mark = 12 dens. each subdivided into 24 grms.
In France fine gold was only refined to 23 26⁄32 carats, and fine silver 11 deniers 18 grs. In calculation the absolute fineness of 24 carats and 12 deniers must be used. Page 397
The system of reckoning was as follows:—
| 1 livre | = 20 sols. |
|---|---|
| 1 sol. | = 12 den. |
| 1 den. | = 2 oboles. |
| 1 obole | = 2 pites. |
| 1 pite | = 2 semipites. |