BG14:  German Coin Scale w/Lion


German coin scale and weight box, 1767-74. The box has two complete sets of nested weights, 39 of 44 coin weights, and a cast brass lion counterweight. The steel beam scale is 24 cm long and the brass pans are 6.6 cm in diameter; the box measures 30.3 cm long x 25 cm wide x 5.6 cm high. The two nested weight sets are 32 crowns and 32 ducats, each broken down as 16 (case); 8, 4, 2, 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/4, respectively/cup. Both sets are marked with the Nuremberg shield & "1767". Identified by Lavagne.