Commentary for Kiddushin 23:5

וב"ה אומרים בפרוטה : סבר רב יוסף למימר פרוטה כל דהו א"ל אביי והא עלה קתני כמה היא פרוטה אחד משמנה באיסר האיטלקי

An eighth of an Italian issar.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A woman having been betrothed for a perutah, he stated that it must be equal to an eighth of an Italian issar, and was not satisfied with the mere designation of a perutah.');">¹⁰</span> And when Rabin came, he said: R'Dosethai, R'Jannai and R'Oshiah estimated: how much is a perutah? A sixth of an Italian issar! - R'Joseph answered him: If so,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That the perutah must not be less than this.');">¹¹</span>

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