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Weight/Mass | Convert from obol, obolos, obolus [Greece] to as, ass [Northern Europe] |
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Common Weight Conversions Metric Weight Conversions Unit Definition (obol, obolos, obolus [Greece]) The obol, obolos, obolus [Greece] is a historic unit of weight or mass. The obol is a very small weight that originated as the weight of a tiny Greek coin. In modern Greece, the obolos is an informal name for the decigram (0.1 gram). Unit Definition (as, ass [Northern Europe]) The as, ass [Northern Europe] is a traditional unit of mass for gold and silver, used in most of northern Europe but not in England. The unit varied in size from about 48 to 58 milligrams (0.75 to 0.90 English grain).
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