Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;EWC3, post: 3628755, member: 93416&quot;]I have not looked much at this particular problem, but I think Doug is correct to suggest we tread with great caution here.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have recently been looking at Roman descriptions of their own weight standards and all sorts of strange things crop up. For instance in the mid 2nd century AD Maecianus apparently still used the word “as” to mean libra - that is to say c. 327g – several centuries after that was true. That usage seems to derive from aspects of Roman inheritance law.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the late 4th century AD I was surprised to find the way Epiphanius was using “nomisma”. I kind of expected it to be a (gold) coin, and of c. 4.5g. The way he explains it, it looks more like a talent of 20+ KG……….</p><p><br /></p><p>I just put a GB “pound” on a scale and it came up at 8.7g. Not Offa’s “pound” then (probably c. 373g?) or even the weight of a “pound” of Offa’s pennies (probably 350g?). Perhaps I should start calling them “staters”?&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : - )</p><p><br /></p><p>Rob T[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in