WEEK #343 13 DAYS TO CHRISTMAS.....

[LISA B]

Question:

 

Why was the pre-decimal British penny abbreviated as letter “d” in pricing?

 

Our first place winner will receive David W. Langes “The complete Guide to Mercury Dimes, Second Edition” signed by David W. Lange. There will also be a runner up prize given to a randomly selected player with the correct answer.

 

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[physics-fan3.14]

The d comes from the Roman denarius.

[AtlaZ-migration]

The old abbreviation for the penny 'd' was derived from the Roman denarius

[dan8402]

It is for the Latin denarius. The "d" differentiates the pre-decimal penny from the "p" used for New Pence.

[kenwin1]

denarius

[walt666-migration]

 

"d" was derived from the term denarius, a small Roman coin.

[winthorpe-migration]

From the latin denarii, meaning Roman currency...? Just a guess

[BigBob]

"d" from the Latin denarius, a coin used in the Roman Empire.

[mhardin2413]

d was short for denarius

[Schatzy]

The old abbreviation for the penny, d, was derived from the Roman denarius, and the abbreviation for the shilling, s, from the Roman solidus.

 

The symbol p was also adopted to distinguish the new pennies from the old, which used the symbol d.

 

A coin formerly used in Great Britain, worth 1/12 of a shilling or 1/240 of a pound.

 

[LISA B]

Question:

 

Why was the pre-decimal British penny abbreviated as letter “d” in pricing?

 

Answer:

 

Its origin was the ancient Latin word denarius.

 

Our first place winner physics-fan3.14 will receive “The complete Guide to Mercury Dimes, Second Edition”” signed by David W. Lange. Walt666 is our runner up and has won a single coin display box.

 

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