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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 3269631, member: 75525&quot;]2.&nbsp; Roman AE scale weights, barrel shape, 1 As with wolf symbol; 3 uncia</p><p>[ATTACH=full]862150[/ATTACH] </p><p>One As, 326 grams or very close to a roman pound of 327.4 grams</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]862152[/ATTACH] </p><p>3 uncia, 67.7 grams or a bit light</p><p><br /></p><p>1.&nbsp; <b>One week’s pay for a Roman soldier fighting at Veii in 400 BC.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>My top item was collected over the past few years. It was displayed for the first time at the 2018 Texas Numismatic Association meeting in May.</p><p><br /></p><p>According to Roman Republican Coinage by Crawford, the first RR coin was issued in 326 BC and #2 in 300 BC. Rome did not issue coins for about a century after they first paid soldiers. Livey says pay was in bronze bars.</p><p>How much bronze was a week’s pay in 400 BC?</p><p>At 3 Asses per day X 7 Days per week X 327.4 grams per As (= 1 Roman pound) = 15 US pounds</p><p>[ATTACH=full]862153[/ATTACH] </p><p>One week’s pay in bronze, or about 15 US pounds. A steelyard scale weighed larger items without having to have scale weights of the same size. This type of scale was probably in use by 400 BC. I do not have any steelyard scales on Roman (or Greek) coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]862154[/ATTACH] </p><p>A half day’s pay on a two pan balance. Note the two scale weights on the left and aes rude pieces on the right.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]862155[/ATTACH] </p><p>This Roman Imperial coin shows the correct technique to hold a two pan balance that would have been used on smaller items.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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