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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 3094603, member: 75525&quot;]I an a terrible procrastinator. I have been putting last minute touches to my display box for this weekend&#039;s Texas Numismatic Association meeting in Arlington, TX. There should be plenty of interesting stuff to see. My display is a week&#039;s pay for a Roman soldier at Veii = 15 US pounds of bronze. I had to make a run to my deposit box for that much aes rude, cast bars and bronze in other shapes. While rummaging through the box, I took of a pic of my favorite container, some cast coins.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]781669[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I will post a pic of the display. Here it is under construction.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]781670[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Large items were weighed with steelyard scales. This is about 15#.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]781671[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Smaller items like gold, silver, etc. were weighed with equal arm balances. You can see 5 different one # (one As) weights in the front. To the left is a Semis weight. The scales are weighing 5 VNCIA (ounces) of coins. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]781673[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I like this relief from Italy (Rome?) showing a butcher and scales.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]781672[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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