two-as

Updated: May 11, 2025

But, with the exception of a two-as piece with which we had intended purchasing peas and lupines, there was nothing to hand; so, for fear our loot should escape us in the interim, we resolved to appraise the mantle at less, and, through a small sacrifice, secure a greater profit.

Petronius Arbiter - The Satyricon — Volume 01: Introduction