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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">coin scales</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>weighing devices by function</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>balances, coin</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>coin balances</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>coin scale</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>scales, coin</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>tumbrels</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Scales, in use predominantly from the 13th to the 18th century, for weighing coins to prevent the circulation of pieces that were light or clipped. ]]></note></mads>