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Abucco

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In Pegu, Burma, the abucco (plural abucci or abuccos) was a unit of mass used for gold and silver. It was approximately 196.44 grams or 6.316 troy ounces.[1]

Other units of mass were:

  • 1 biza = 4 agiros = 8 abucci = 100 teccalis
  • 1 agiro = 2 abucci = 25 teccalis
  • 1 abacco = 12+12 teccalis

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References

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  1. ^ Kisch, Bruno (1965). Scales and Weights. Original from the University of California: Yale University Press. p. 237.