Bacile

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The bacile was a Greek measure of volume in the Ionian Islands . It was a measure of salt and grain . Baccille (different spelling) was a square measure on the island of Zakynthos and corresponded to the Misura , the arable measure and daily work .

Grain measure

  • Kefalonia 1 bacile = 2487 Parisian cubic inches = 49.332 liters corresponds to 80 pounds peso grosso / heavy pounds
  • Ithaca 1 bacile = 1776 2/5 Parisian cubic inches = 35 6/25 liters
    • 1 moggio = 5 baciles
  • Zakynthos 1 bacile = 2220 3/5 Parisian cubic inches = 44.05 liters
    • 1 Staro = 2 Bacile = 27 Oken for wheat

Measure of salt

  • 1 bacile = 64 pounds of peso grosso

literature

  • Eduard Döring: Handbook of coin, exchange, measure and weight ..., Verlag J. Hölscher, Koblenz 1862
  • Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete manual of coins, dimensions and weights of all countries in the world ...., Verlag Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830

Individual evidence

  1. Johann Friedrich Krüger: Complete handbook of coins, dimensions and weights of all countries in the world ...., Verlag Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, p. 12