Red (unit)
Red was an Arab gold and silver weight. The weights were very different between Cairo and Damascus .
- In Cairo, 1 red = 9285 As (1 Dutch = 0.048 grams ) = 445.68 grams
- In Damascus 1 red = 46421 As (Dutch) = 2228.21 grams
literature
- Johann Georg Krünitz, Friedrich Jakob Floerken, Heinrich Gustav Flörke, Johann Wilhelm David Korth, Carl Otto Hoffmann, Ludwig Kossarski: Economic Encyclopedia. Joachim Pauli, Berlin 1778. online