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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 2923190, member: 75525&quot;]I will use this scale as part of my display nest month at the Money Show of the SW: &quot;How Were Roman soldiers paid in 400 BC?&quot;</p><p>Rome did not issue coins until 300 BC or so. They started paying soldiers about 400 BC with the siege of Veii. Payment was by bronze. The bar shown above and aes rude were how payments were made. They had to use some kind of scale and weight standard. Heavy items were normally weighed with steel yard scales.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]708146[/ATTACH] </p><p>This is a &quot;modern&quot; scale. It was in use early in the last century and maybe before.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]708147[/ATTACH] </p><p>This is a Roman scale. It is on order, but not here yet. It is not complete, but has two of the main parts.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]708148[/ATTACH] </p><p>The scale is in its high weight mode. See how close the scale weight is to the hook. One and a half gallons of water are below the scale range.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]708149[/ATTACH] </p><p>I flipped the scale over for this pic. The scale has one hook close to the weighing hook for high range and one farther from the hanging hook for low range. This is the low range for the scale. The two jugs weighed 14 pounds, 0 ounces. A Roman soldier was paid 15 (US) pounds of bronze per week. That is 3 asses per day at 324.7 grams per as times 7 days per week = 6,800 g = 15 lbs.</p><p>I need a strong holder for a week&#039;s pay. That will allow me to use the scale in range. I an not sure I have that many bronze pieces. By 210 BC, a week&#039;s pay at 21 asses was only 2 denarii.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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