Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An ancient Roman republican and imperial silver coin, in value half the denarius, or about 8 cents United States money.
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- noun A small
silver coin minted during theRoman Republic , equal to half of adenarius .
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Discovered in the region of Grande Sertão Veredas National Park, on the tablelands of the Serra Geral plateau, Stenocercus quinarius is relatively safe within the protected area.
Archive 2007-01-01 2007
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Their Latinized names refer to their morphology: quinarius in allusion to the five well-marked dorsal crests, and squarrosus in reference to the stiff, erected scales of the entire body.
Archive 2007-01-01 2007
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It was followed by the minor denominations, the quinarius (1/2 denarius) and sestertius (1/4 denarius).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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The species, Stenocercus squarrosus and Stenocercus quinarius are described in the current issue of the South American Journal of Herpetology.
Mongabay.com News 2009
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The species, Stenocercus squarrosus and Stenocercus quinarius are described in the current issue of the South American Journal of Herpetology.
Mongabay.com News 2009
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The species, Stenocercus squarrosus and Stenocercus quinarius are described in the current issue of the South American Journal of Herpetology.
Mongabay.com News 2009
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Harmonia igitur rc - quiricur: fed & in hac quinarius numerus, uti & in aliis muficae partibusconfpicuuseft*
Jacobi Tolii Fortuita. In quibus, praeter critica nonnulla: tota fabularis ... Jakob Tollius 1687
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