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Antiquities Discussion Forums => Weights and Scales => Topic started by: wileyc on October 09, 2014, 11:58:39 pm
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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.
ADMIN NOTE: SEE THE NUMISWIKI WEIGHTS PAGE - https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Ancient| Weights| and Scales (https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Ancient| Weights| and Scales)
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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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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.
Shawn
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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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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.
Shawn
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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https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Ancient Weights and Scales (https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Ancient Weights and Scales)
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thanks Joe!
cw
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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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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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K.Weber: Late Antiquty Weights
The second life of Antique and Late Antiquity Coins
137 pages, approx. 200 photographs, 2014, ISSN 1430-1881
Basil
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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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Weber's "Late Antiquity Weights" is a a interesting resource. Excellent example of materials. Nice to have in english!
cw
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Only for information:
The book is now available as affordable download as follows:
http://shop.mass-und-gewicht.de/Beihefte/2/
basil
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New literature:
Matteo Campagnolo - Klaus Weber:
Poids Romano-Byzantins et Byzantins en Alliage Cuivreux
Coillection du Musée d'Art et d'Histoire - Genève, 2015
Basil
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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.
cw
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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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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
Where to buy,
https://www.zerobooksonline.com/eng/product_details.asp?cat=1&subcat=10&product=17491
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I purchase a lot from Abe books, many hard to find coin books. They have several copies for sale.
[BROKEN LINK REMOVED BY ADMIN]
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Thanks.
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New literature:
Matteo Campagnolo - Klaus Weber:
Poids Romano-Byzantins et Byzantins en Alliage Cuivreux
Coillection du Musée d'Art et d'Histoire - Genève, 2015
Basil
This is I presume the "MAH" reference that is now frequently quoted.
Ross G.
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NumisWiki Ancient Weights and Scales reference list updated.
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Ancient Weights and Scales (https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Ancient Weights and Scales)
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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.
Stkp
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But does it include Roman weights.
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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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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.
Stkp
What exactly does "coin weight" mean here?
Ross G.
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What exactly does "coin weight" mean here?
They are weights which were designed to weigh coins in order to assure their quality. I don't know all that much about them, other than that I acquired one several years ago because it fit in with my collection of medieval Hungarian coins. It is in my gallery: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-106219.
I attach a link to a Coin Week article on coin weights: https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/coinweek-ancient-coin-series-collecting-ancient-weights/
Stkp