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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 3270073, member: 75525&quot;]Square bronze weights are fairly common. Finding them with attribution or provenance to the ground is not common. Scale weights were often ignored at dig sites and small bronze pieces went to markets in bulk. I have seen pictures of weights with countermarks, but do not recognize the symbol and bust on your weight. I can not tell if the weight is Greek, Roman or Byzantine. My guess is it is a late Roman or early Byzantine coin weight where the bust was the issuing authority and the other countermark was a local authority. Per Kisch, Scales &amp; Weights, it could be a Roman 1 drachma. Per Hendin, Ancient Scale Weights, it could be 1/3 to 1/2 a shekel. The weight falls between weights listed by Bendall, Byzantine Weights, on pages 8 &amp; 9 (1 solidi = 4.55 grams and used the symbol N).</p><p>There is an excellent online database. You can try to see if you find your weight - </p><p><a href="https://pondera.incal.ucl.ac.be/about/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://pondera.incal.ucl.ac.be/about/" rel="nofollow">https://pondera.incal.ucl.ac.be/about/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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