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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 8194572, member: 75525&quot;]I&#039;d guess 5th to 8th century AD.</p><p>Dating these weights is a guess unless there is find data. Most of the weights I have seen do not have that. The best book I have is: <i>AEQUIPOMDIA by </i>Norbert Franken. It is in German. I gave google translate a workout with that book. </p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p>Byzantine / Late Roman Athena Steelyard Weight, bronze shell with lead filling, 5th - 8th century AD*. </p><p>12.6 pounds</p><p>9-1/2 &quot; tall, including 1&quot; loop at top of weight</p><p>4-1/2 &quot; wide at shoulders</p><p>3-1/2 &quot; deep from Aegis to back</p><p>base dimensions are 4.5 X 3.5 &quot;.</p><p><br /></p></blockquote><p>My write-up is here:</p><p><a href="https://rrdenarius.blogspot.com/2020/08/athena-steelyard-weight-from-paul.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rrdenarius.blogspot.com/2020/08/athena-steelyard-weight-from-paul.html" rel="nofollow">Denarius: Athena Steelyard Weight from Paul Bessey Collection (rrdenarius.blogspot.com)</a></p><p>A good website for these scales:</p><p><a href="http://repository.edition-topoi.org/collection/BSYP" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://repository.edition-topoi.org/collection/BSYP" rel="nofollow">Ancient Steelyards | Edition Topoi (edition-topoi.org)</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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