( n. )
A Roman silver coin of the value of about fourteen cents; the "penny" of the New Testament; -- so called from being worth originally ten of the pieces called as.
( n. )
A Roman silver coin of the value of about fourteen cents; the "penny" of the New Testament; -- so called from being worth originally ten of the pieces called as.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012