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canary01 Valued Member Netherlands 202 Posts	Posted 04/04/2015 06:21 am Hello, Does anyone know where this coinweight came from and where it was used for (it looks like it reads 3S) Weight: 13,65 grams Thanks in advance! Report this Post to the Staff

publius Pillar of the Community United States 807 Posts	Posted 04/10/2015 03:12 am I don't believe this is a coin weight at all. I think that what you are reading as "3" is actually "#8485;", the sign for "ounce" used by apothecaries ; the "S" would mean "semis", half, & 27.3 grams would be the standard of the apothecaries' ounce of Parma. Edited by publius 04/10/2015 04:50 am Report this Post to the Staff
BillSnyder Pillar of the Community 778 Posts	Posted 04/13/2015 7:07 pm Hello publius, I don't understand "used by apothecaries ; the "S" would mean "semis", half, & 27.3 grams would be the standard of the apothecaries' ounce of Parma." I thought that apothecary weights involved Drachm, Scruples, Grains and Grams. What is the connection with Parma? Thanks for clearing up my confusion, Bill Edited by BillSnyder 04/13/2015 8:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff
publius Pillar of the Community United States 807 Posts	Posted 04/14/2015 3:04 pm The apothecaries divided the ounce into drams, scruples, & grains, using certain abbreviated signs (Unicode hex 2125, 0292, 2108, which I cannot get to display correctly here), before the metric system came on the scene. They also used Roman numerals following the symbols for each. The weight of the apothecaries' ounce, like all other weights & measures, varied across Europe, from a high of about 35 grams to a low of about 25 grams. It so happens that ounces of 27-27.5 g were in use in various Italian States, & 13.65*2 = 27.3, which corresponds to the Parmese ounce. Obviously, corrosion may have caused gain or loss of weight. Edited by publius 04/14/2015 3:07 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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