In India, ? – 19ᵗʰ century, a unit of mass, about 5.83 grams, assuming the Company rupee, or 5.67 g, assuming the “native” rupee of 175 grains.
Artole, or Arthole, Karn[ata]. (ಅರ್ತೋಲೆ) A weight of half a rupee.
H. H. Wilson, 1855, page 31.
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