Julian the Moneychanger (detail), in Homilies of Gregory Nazianzus (Paris, gr. 543, fol. 102v), 14th cent. http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b10538048z/f216.item.zoom
The illustration demonstrates the scales in use in the money-changing process, confirming our examination that this type of small scale weight would have been used with pan-scales in matters that had to do with coinage and precious metals. This source, from the 14th century, is much later than the date range we have assigned to our objects, however we think it is still useful as it indicates that this type of weights were in use for a very long period of time and the way in which they were used was probably quite consistent throughout this time. Although we have not really researched money-changing specifically, it seems that one of the two men at the table could possibly be a public weigher, a later iteration of the Roman zygostate, the distinguished clothes specifically indicate this important status.
The illustration demonstrates the scales in use in the money-changing process, confirming our examination that this type of small scale weight would have been used with pan-scales in matters that had to do with coinage and precious metals. This source, from the 14th century, is much later than the date range we have assigned to our objects, however we think it is still useful as it indicates that this type of weights were in use for a very long period of time and the way in which they were used was probably quite consistent throughout this time. Although we have not really researched money-changing specifically, it seems that one of the two men at the table could possibly be a public weigher, a later iteration of the Roman zygostate, the distinguished clothes specifically indicate this important status.