2006-12-24 05:25:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Because penny in latin is denarius.
2006-12-24 05:31:19 · answer #1 · answered by freelander 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
The d stood for denarius which was a roman coin and was the nearest latin equivalent to a penny.
2006-12-24 12:25:42 · answer #2 · answered by John E 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was a throw back from latin d for denarius because thats
the meaning of the word penny
2006-12-25 08:31:58 · answer #3 · answered by srracvuee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this only happened by accident. when the catics where travelling across the sea they put up prices on the side of their ships so goods and services could be advertised, of course the people on the shores seen but they only saw from the reflection upon the water. it was common for people only to look at reflections at objects they were unsure about, this mad behaviour was due the old myths ect. so, anyway as the mernetain people looked in the reflection in the water they seen a d, they should have seen a b, due to the reflection of the "p"(price) at the end of the goods, but in them days they had to also rotate every letter(numun it was called back then)by 180degrees. the rotating law was enforced by the local chirefan, they made up the rules and laws every four weeks.
so there you go,now you will understand.
2006-12-24 05:34:10 · answer #4 · answered by TheLizardKing 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
There was 'l', 's' and 'd' for pounds, shillings & pence.
The 'l' and 'd' coming from the Latin 'Libra' and 'Denarius'
2006-12-24 05:36:08 · answer #5 · answered by creviazuk 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
because penny was upside down when it was copied.
2006-12-24 05:35:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋