[f. Carolus, Latinized form of Karl, Charles.] A gold piece struck in the reign of Charles I.; originally valued at 20s., but afterwards at 23s. The name has been given to various other coins bearing ‘Carolus’ as the name of the monarch; e.g., a Carolus dollar.
1687. Lond. Gaz., No. 2258/4. A Boy about 18 years old … Run away with … 5 Carolus pieces of Gold.
1753. Richardson, Grandison (1781), II. xx. 216. 120 Carolus’s were also in this purse.
1855. Macaulay, Hist. Eng., IV. 490. Every trader had his own strong box … and … told down the crowns and Caroluses on his own counter.
