zolotnik
Sign in to savethumb|[[Platinum coin of 1834 worth 3 rubles; text around the edge translates as "2 zol[otniks] 41 dol[yas] of pure Ural platinum." (10.353 grams, 0.3652 troy oz)]] A zolotnik (, abbr.: zol.) is an obsolete Russian unit of weight, equal to 0.1505 avoirdupois ounces, 0.13715 troy ounce, or 4.2658 grams (about 65.83 grains). Used from the 10th to 20th centuries, its name is derived from the Russian word зо́лото /zóloto/, meaning gold. As a unit, the zolotnik was the standard for silver manufacture, much as the troy ounce is currently used for gold and other precious metals.
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thumb|[[Platinum coin of 1834 worth 3 rubles; text around the edge translates as "2 zol[otniks] 41 dol[yas] of pure Ural platinum." (10.353 grams, 0.3652 troy oz)]] A zolotnik (, abbr.: zol.) is an obsolete Russian unit of weight, equal to 0.1505 avoirdupois ounces, 0.13715 troy ounce, or 4.2658 grams (about 65.83 grains). Used from the 10th to 20th centuries, its name is derived from the Russian word зо́лото /zóloto/, meaning gold. As a unit, the zolotnik was the standard for silver manufacture, much as the troy ounce is currently used for gold and other precious metals.
This unit was originally based on a coin of the same name. The zolotnik circulated in the Kievan Rus until the 11th century; it was equal in weight to the Byzantine Empire's solidus.
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