an hundred: Rather, "a hundred denarii," as our penny does not convey one seventh of the meaning. This would amount to about 3£. 2s. 6d. English; which was not one six hundred thousandth part of the 10,000 talents, even calculating them as Roman talents.
pence: "The Roman penny is the eighth part of an ounce, which after five shillings the ounce is sevenpence halfpenny." Mat 20:2
and took: Deu 15:2; Neh 5:7, Neh 5:10-11, Neh 10:31; Isa 58:3; Eze 45:9