Germany

units of mass based on the mark of Cologne

12th – 19th century

								Pfund
								Mark	2
					Unzen or †once			8	16
						Lot	2	16	32
				Quentchen		4	8	64	128
			Pfennig		4	16	32	256	512
			Heller	2	8	32	64	512	1024
	As of Cologne		mdash;		62 13/16	251¼	502½	4,020	8,040
	Eschen		8½	17	68	272	544	4,352	8,704
richtpfennigtheil	mdash;		128	256	1,024	4,096	8192	65,536	131,072
3.57 mg	5.37 mg	50.7 mg	456.6 mg	913.5 mg	3.65 g	14.62 g	29.23 g	233.86 g	467.71 g

† apothecary use d as=5.815164 mark 233.77 g

					Mark
		Unzen			8
			Lot	2	16
	Quentchen		4	8	64
Pfennig		4	16	32	256
As	19	76	304	608	4864??
mg	913.5 mg	3.65 g	14.62 g	29.23 g	233.86 g

			Mark
Unzen			8
	Engel	19	152
As	32	608	4864
g	g	g	233.86 g

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