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title: Roman Bronze Weight
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5805/roman-bronze-weight/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Roman Bronze Weight

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Roman Bronze Weight](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5805.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5805.jpg)

## Image Caption

The weight is inscribed with the numeral II and the legend TEMPL(VM) OPIS AUG(USTAE). It may be a standard weight kept at the [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of Ops (a goddess of plenty and fertility) on the Capitol at [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/). The weight is 713.6 grams, almost exactly 2 pounds, 2 ounces of the general [Roman standard](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Standard/). [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/), probably made in [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/), 1st century CE. (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, October 10). Roman Bronze Weight. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5805/roman-bronze-weight/>
### Chicago
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### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Roman Bronze Weight." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Oct 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5805/roman-bronze-weight/>.

## License & Copyright

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