Stone Weight

Weights were used in the ancient world to ensure accurate measurement of goods and commodities during transactions. Within the Egyptian system of measurement, this stone weighed 1 deben, equivalent to 91.5 grams. A set of weights could be used in combination with a scale to reckon values during transactions. Even after coins came to Egypt, people still measured value in terms of the weight of metals, even weighing coins to verify their value. The main Egyptian standard of value was the deben, equal to 91.5 grams of silver or bronze.