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<p>[QUOTE="rrdenarius, post: 3602435, member: 75525"]A package of scale weights arrived today. It was a long wait for the weights due to export papers. In hand, 3 of the 5 weights match ones in my reference books. One of the weights has a size & letter combination I do not find (AR). Another weight was listed as a plumb bob, but I think the acorn was part of a Steelyard scale.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]964117[/ATTACH] </p><p>In the picture above, L to R, top to bottom:</p><ul> <li>Quadrans, 73.25 grams; 34X33X8mm; 3 ounces, Γ· Γ; (81.9 grams std per Bendall1) </li> <li>Sextans, 45.75 grams; 30.5X29.5X6.5mm; 2 ounces, Γ Β; (54.6 grams std per Bendall) </li> <li>Uncia, 26.53 grams; 24.5 dia X 7.5 mm tall; 1 ounce, Γ A; (27.2 grams std per Bendall) </li> <li>Uncia, 27.53 grams; 22 wide X 8.2 tall mm; 1 ounce, A R; (letters not in Bendall, Hendin2 or Kisch3)</li> <li>Roman Acorn Weight, 136 grams; 52 mm tall with 27 mm diameter cap and 23 mm diameter nut</li> </ul><p>The Byzantine weights use Greek letters for weight:</p><ul> <li>Greek letter C: Γ or 3 </li> <li>Greek letter Β: B or 3 </li> <li>Greek letter A: A or 1 </li> <li>I have no clue what A R means in Byzantine scale weights. Anyone here know when the letter R was first used?</li> </ul><p>[MEDIA=youtube]M-aSjHnbw18[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>ABC by The Jackson 5</p><p><b>A B C, easy as one, two, three</b></p><p>Go figure the Jackson 5 knew scale weights.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can read more about them on my blog - <a href="http://rrdenarius.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rrdenarius.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://rrdenarius.blogspot.com/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]964119[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]964120[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rrdenarius, post: 3602435, member: 75525"]A package of scale weights arrived today. It was a long wait for the weights due to export papers. In hand, 3 of the 5 weights match ones in my reference books. One of the weights has a size & letter combination I do not find (AR). Another weight was listed as a plumb bob, but I think the acorn was part of a Steelyard scale. [ATTACH=full]964117[/ATTACH] In the picture above, L to R, top to bottom: [LIST] [*]Quadrans, 73.25 grams; 34X33X8mm; 3 ounces, Γ· Γ; (81.9 grams std per Bendall1) [*]Sextans, 45.75 grams; 30.5X29.5X6.5mm; 2 ounces, Γ Β; (54.6 grams std per Bendall) [*]Uncia, 26.53 grams; 24.5 dia X 7.5 mm tall; 1 ounce, Γ A; (27.2 grams std per Bendall) [*]Uncia, 27.53 grams; 22 wide X 8.2 tall mm; 1 ounce, A R; (letters not in Bendall, Hendin2 or Kisch3) [*]Roman Acorn Weight, 136 grams; 52 mm tall with 27 mm diameter cap and 23 mm diameter nut [/LIST] The Byzantine weights use Greek letters for weight: [LIST] [*]Greek letter C: Γ or 3 [*]Greek letter Β: B or 3 [*]Greek letter A: A or 1 [*]I have no clue what A R means in Byzantine scale weights. Anyone here know when the letter R was first used? [/LIST] [MEDIA=youtube]M-aSjHnbw18[/MEDIA] ABC by The Jackson 5 [B]A B C, easy as one, two, three[/B] Go figure the Jackson 5 knew scale weights. You can read more about them on my blog - [URL]http://rrdenarius.blogspot.com/[/URL] [ATTACH=full]964119[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]964120[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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