| | | | | | | |1527|Lira (Mocenigo) | 1 4 | 105.0 | .9479| 1.144 | | | | | | | | |1561|Institution of the silver| | | | | | | ducat; weight=635.5586 | | | | | | | Venetian grains; | | | | | | | 7-1/4 to a mark | 6 4 | 102.51 | ... | 1.117 | | | | | | | | |1578|Institution of the scudo | 7 0 | 87.86 | ... | 0.957 | | | | | | | | |1608|Scudo raised to | 8 8 | 73.21 | ... | 0.798 | | | | | | | | |1630| " " | 9 0 | 68.33 | ... | 0.746 | | | | | | | | |1665| " " | 9 12 | 63.96 | ... | 0.697 | | | | | | | | |1704| " " | 11 0 | 55.81 | ... | 0.608 | | | | | | | | |1718| " " | 11 14 | 52.47 | ... | 0.573 | | | | | | | | |1739| " " | 12 8 | 49.35 | ... | 0.537 | | | | | | | | |1797|Tollero of the Democrats;| | | | | | | weight = 550 | | | | | | | Venetian grains | 10 0 | 55.0 | ... | 0.522 | +----+-------------------------+------------+-----------+------+--------------+ APPENDIX III THE MONETARY SYSTEM OF SPAIN The monetary system of Christian Spain dates from the Gothic invasions, and differs from that of Germany, Italy, and France in being derived in the first place from the Roman system without the intermediation of that of Charlemagne. Under the Goths the monetary basis was the Roman libra, subdivided thus-- 1 libra = 8 onzas = 4608 grs. 1 onza = 8 ochavas = 576 grs. 1 ochava = 6 tomines = 72 grs. 1 tomin = 3 quilates or siliqua = 12 grs. The unit denomination was the sueldo de oro (gold sueldo) = 1/6 onza of the fineness of 23-3/4 quilates (=.989 fine), corresponding exactly to the Roman _aureus_ of the times of Julian.