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Scale Weight References
« on: October 09, 2014, 11:58:39 pm »
Would like to see a list of references that one finds helpful for weight reference help, here are some that I have found helpful.

Bendall, S. (1996). Byzantine weights: an introduction. London, Lennox Gallery.

Hendin, David, and Shraga Qedar. Ancient Scale Weights and Pre-Coinage Currency of the Near East. New York: Amphora, 2007. Print.

Tye, Robert. Early World Coins and Early Weight Standards. York: Early World Coins, 2009. Print.

Weber, Klaus. Byzantinische Münzgewichte: Materialkorpus Für 1-Nomisma-Gewichte : Studien Zur Vielfalt Der Ausführungsform, Metrologie Und Herstellung. Solingen: Verein für Metrologie, 2009. Print.

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Re: Scale Weight References
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2014, 10:27:47 pm »
Balog, P. "Islamic Bronze Weights from Egypt" in JESHO 13 (1970), pp. 235 - 255.
Balog, P. "Poids forts fatimites en plomb," Revue Belge de Numismatique 105 (1959), pp. 171-88.
Bendall, S. Byzantine Weights, An Introduction. (London, 1996).
Hendin, D. Ancient Scale Weights and Pre-Coinage Currency of the Near East. (New York, 2007).
Holland, L. "Islamic Bronze Weights from Caesarea Maritima" in ANSMN 31 (1986).
Krapivina, V.V. "Bronze Weights from Olbia" in Black Sea Studies 1 (Aarhus University Press, 2003), pp. 117 - 130.
Manns, F. Some Weights of the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods: English translation by Godfrey Kloetzli. Studium Biblicum Franciscanum Museum 7. (Jerusalem, 1984).
Weber, K. Byzantinische Münzgewichte: Materialkorpus Für 1-Nomisma-Gewichte: Studien Zur Vielfalt Der Ausführungsform, Metrologie Und Herstellung. (Solingen, 2009).
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Re: Scale Weight References
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2014, 07:06:59 am »
I have a small booklet not yet mentioned.

Mutz, Alfred.  Romische Wagen und Gewichte aus Augst und Kaisaraugst.  Augster Museumshefte 6.  Augst 1983. 

Quite good at 64 pages.  Useful even to a non German speaker.  Interestingly only a small bit deals with weights.  Most deals with the  scales themselves.

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Re: Scale Weight References
« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2014, 08:51:26 am »
I tried to buy...

Weber, Klaus. Byzantinische Münzgewichte: Materialkorpus Für 1-Nomisma-Gewichte : Studien Zur Vielfalt Der Ausführungsform, Metrologie Und Herstellung. Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für Metrologie, Issue 10. (Solingen, 2009).

here...

http://shop.mass-und-gewicht.de/Beihefte/Beiheft-Nr-10-Oktober-2009-Byzantinische-Muenzgewichte-von-Klaus-Weber.html

It seemed like I registered, but the website does not let me log in.  I don't know how to order it, probably because I can't understand German. If one of our German members can order it and send it to me, I will send you a PayPal to reimburse you.  
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Re: Scale Weight References
« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2014, 11:44:48 am »
I have a small booklet not yet mentioned.

Mutz, Alfred.  Romische Wagen und Gewichte aus Augst und Kaisaraugst.  Augster Museumshefte 6.  Augst 1983.  

Quite good at 64 pages.  Useful even to a non German speaker.  Interestingly only a small bit deals with weights.  Most deals with the  scales themselves.

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Available from two sellers on amazon.de but neither will ship to the U.S.

PS. I ordered 5 copies from the museum in Augst. German again, but I managed to stumble through the checkout - except it never asked for a credit card or told me how to pay.  Hopefully, the will let me know by email.
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Re: Scale Weight References
« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2014, 12:42:57 am »
thanks Joe!

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« Reply #7 on: July 19, 2015, 03:49:40 am »
M. Campagnolo-K. Weber: Poids Romano-Byzantins et Byzantins en Alliage Cuivreux
Collections du Museée d'Art et d'Histoire  Genéve
2015, ISBN: 978-88-7439-702-0

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« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2015, 07:51:05 pm »
M. Campagnolo-K. Weber: Poids Romano-Byzantins et Byzantins en Alliage Cuivreux
Collections du Museée d'Art et d'Histoire  Genéve
2015, ISBN: 978-88-7439-702-0

I just ordered it from Amazon for $99.98.
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« Reply #9 on: August 09, 2015, 10:57:11 am »
K.Weber: Late Antiquty Weights
               The second life of Antique and Late Antiquity Coins
               137 pages, approx. 200 photographs, 2014, ISSN 1430-1881

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Re: Scale Weight References
« Reply #10 on: August 09, 2015, 06:44:17 pm »
M. Campagnolo-K. Weber: Poids Romano-Byzantins et Byzantins en Alliage Cuivreux
Collections du Museée d'Art et d'Histoire  Genéve
2015, ISBN: 978-88-7439-702-0

I just ordered it from Amazon for $99.98.

An excellent reference.
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Re: Scale Weight References
« Reply #11 on: August 10, 2015, 11:36:04 pm »
Weber's "Late Antiquity Weights" is a a interesting resource. Excellent example of materials. Nice to have in english!

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« Reply #12 on: August 14, 2015, 05:31:22 am »
Only for information:
The book is now available as affordable download as follows:
http://shop.mass-und-gewicht.de/Beihefte/2/

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Re: Scale Weight References
« Reply #13 on: October 17, 2015, 12:13:12 pm »
New literature:
Matteo Campagnolo - Klaus Weber:
Poids Romano-Byzantins et Byzantins en Alliage Cuivreux
Coillection du Musée d'Art et d'Histoire - Genève, 2015

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Re: Scale Weight References
« Reply #14 on: October 19, 2015, 12:31:32 am »
added three reference articles Pilcher, Tekin and Jovanovic.

I really like the Jovanovic work. A review of 33 bronze weights with a variety of Greek and Latin letters, ranging from 329.43g to 6.4g. mostly a review and description with attribution from 3-6th century AD.

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Re: Scale Weight References
« Reply #15 on: December 23, 2015, 04:00:30 am »
M. Campagnolo-K. Weber: Poids Romano-Byzantins et Byzantins en Alliage Cuivreux
Collections du Museée d'Art et d'Histoire  Genéve
2015, ISBN: 978-88-7439-702-0

I've been hugely impressed by this publication.

By the way, if any of you are passing through Geneva over these next couple of months, there's an excellent exhibition on Byzantium on at the moment. Apart from a few mouth wateringly beautiful coins, there is an impressive collection of Romano-Byzantine exagia/weights on display, most of which feature in this publication.

Drop me a line if you intend to come over, as I live just next door!

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« Reply #16 on: February 05, 2016, 01:43:49 pm »
Hi Everyone,

I want to announce the new book by Professor Oguz Tekin "Balance Weights in the Aegean World. Classical and Hellenistic Periods"

Historically, balance weights are as old as the balances themselves. Actually, balance and weight examples of Mesopotamian, Egyptian and Hittite civilisations are known from wall paintings, reliefs, papyri and collections. However, the scope of this book is the balance weights produced and used in the Aegean world during the Classical and Hellenistic periods. Balance weights were among the instruments of public sphere (instrumenta publica) of antiquity and they constitute an important group of antiquities worth studying for their unit marks, symbols, depictions, inscriptions and ornaments. However, balance weights have been among the most neglected artefacts within archaeological research. Certainly, this work at handbook level should not be expected to fill the gap entirely, but rather call attention to this field. The examples were chosen from the city-states in the Aegean world and cover only those which bear ethnic or symbol (parasemon).

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

    Scope, material, and sources
    History of research in the light of basic publications

1. AN OVERVIEW OF WEIGHTS

    Form, material, and manufacture
    Symbols (parasema) and other depictions
    Denominations
    Ethnic
    State guarantee (Demosion)

2. WEIGHT SYSTEMS, STANDARDS AND SOLON’S REFORM

    Weight systems
    Standards and changes in the standards
    Solon’s reform

3. MARKET PLACES AND MARKET CONTROLLERS

    Agoras and their functions
    Magistrates in charge of the agora and the weights

4. CITIES AND THEIR WEIGHTS

    Athens
    Corinth
    Olympia
    Olynthos
    Thasos
    Maroneia
    Ainos
    Lysimachia
    Bisanthe
    Byzantion
    Kalchedon
    Kyzikos
    Lampsakos
    Abydos
    Ilion
    Tenedos
    Gentinos
    Alexandria Troas
    Skepsis
    Myrina
    Kyme
    Smyrna
    Chios
    Kolophon
    Ephesos
    Priene
    Miletos
    Alabanda
    Herakleia under Latmos
    Rhodos

GENERAL EVALUATION
APPENDICES

    Appendix 1: Balances, steelyards and steelyard weights
    Appendix 2: Civic weights under the Roman Empire

ABBREVIATIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
IMAGE SOURCES
TECHNICAL ABBREVIATIONS
GLOSSARY
PLATES

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Re: Scale Weight References
« Reply #17 on: January 01, 2017, 08:03:38 am »
I purchase a lot from Abe books, many hard to find coin books. They have several copies for sale.

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« Reply #18 on: January 01, 2017, 08:04:48 am »
Thanks.
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Re: Scale Weight References
« Reply #19 on: January 16, 2018, 09:10:05 pm »
New literature:
Matteo Campagnolo - Klaus Weber:
Poids Romano-Byzantins et Byzantins en Alliage Cuivreux
Coillection du Musée d'Art et d'Histoire - Genève, 2015

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This is I presume the "MAH" reference that is now frequently quoted.

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« Reply #21 on: January 17, 2018, 12:57:27 pm »
There is also a book on coin weights, at least those found in the UK: Lions, Ships and Angels: Identifying Coin Weights Found in Britain , by Paul Withers and Bente R. Withers. I mention it here, although it presumably would not include any ancient Greek coin weights, due to its general topicality.

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« Reply #22 on: January 17, 2018, 06:47:58 pm »
But does it include Roman weights.
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« Reply #23 on: January 17, 2018, 09:45:40 pm »
But does it include Roman weights.

I'm aware of the book only because it covers some medieval Hungarian coin weights. The book was written for the use of metal detectorists for the identification of coin weights found in the UK. The description at the following link makes no mention of Roman, so perhaps not: https://www.galata.co.uk/assets/uploaded/docs/13.pdf. Stkp

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« Reply #24 on: January 18, 2018, 12:35:24 am »
There is also a book on coin weights, at least those found in the UK: Lions, Ships and Angels: Identifying Coin Weights Found in Britain , by Paul Withers and Bente R. Withers. I mention it here, although it presumably would not include any ancient Greek coin weights, due to its general topicality.

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What exactly does "coin weight" mean here?

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