How often do you run across an item in an auction that "has your name on it"? I have posted plumb bobs on RR coins and Roman plumb bobs here often. Papia-1 from the maridvnvm collection. Thanks Martin for your generosity. snakes and a plumb bob a roman level that uses a round plumb bob some Roman plumb bobs The current Timeline Auctions has an interesting lot - Roman Mason's Plumb Bob and Tool CollectionA collection of five bronze implements comprising: three mason's plumb bobs or line weights; a pair of dividers; a punch stamp with 'MCP'. 56 grams total, 2.1-11.4cm The 3 letters in the stamp are the first ones in my last name - McPherson! The punch and plumb bobs must be small for the total weight to be 56 grams. Normally I post items after thay arrive in Texas and I have a chance to do a bit of research. This time I could not wait. Line weithts were used in this instrument when surveying land. Post something that had your name on it.
Neat! Here's one that's not ancient, but old. When I was collecting love token engraved US Seated dimes by date, I came across this 1861 on eBay. Not only was it a pictorial, but it also had all three of my initials on it, in the proper sequence! I couldn't hit the BIN trigger fast enough. The stork indicates this was likely a 19th century christening gift for a baby with those initials. I like the marsh scene and the wreath. The morning I bought it, I was driving across the Torras Causeway on my daily commute through the Marshes of Glynn, and a stork flew right across the road in front of me! Then a few hours later I came across the coin and bought it. Weird coincidence.
What a perfect fit for your collection and ex-Martin is icing on the cake . @lordmarcovan, what a fabulous find and perfect fit for @rrdenarius's request . Oooh, so many coins fit this description. Here's a memorable purchase. I saw it and knew, just knew, that it would be mine . Amazingly there were no other bidders so it became mine for much less than I knew . ZEUGITANA, Carthage early 2nd century BCE AE 15-shekel, 45 mm, 95 gm Obv: wreathed head of Tanit left Rev: horse standing right, left foreleg up; Flying Spaghetti Monster solar disk with uraei above Ref: Alexandropoulos J (2000) Les monnaies de l'Afrique Antique, 103; Müller L (1861) Numismatique de L'Ancienne Afrique, 131; Luynes 3782; Jenkins GK and Lewis RB (1963) Carthaginian Gold and Electrum Coins, Royal Numismatic Society, London, pl. 28 12
Wonderful thread! Idle thought: Wouldn't it be great to know the provenance of a particular plumb bob used in the construction of an specific ancient building, or the layout of a specific city (or area)? To realize that someone actually used that specific tool in creating such... Does anyone out there have such a provenance?
Last winter, @lordmarcovan PM'd me claiming to have seen a coin "with my name written all over it"... Well, he was right. That said, I had reached out to the seller and inquired but couldn't strike up a deal that I liked. Funny, I just reached out to him again to see if he still has it as maybe we'd feel different a year later?
On the reverse of this Licinius you will find my first name...without the "c" at the end...but 4 letters further you'll get it... Dominic
The lot arrived today. That is a quick trip from London to Texas, 17 days from hammer. As expected the weights are small. They are more like charms for a neclace or braclet. 5.4 grams; 2.5 mm dia X 15.5 mm long; has 5 mm hanging loop 3.3 grams; 2.5 mm dia X 14.5 mm long 5.0 grams; 3.4 mm dia X 8.2 mm long The stamp is more interesting: 20.4 grams; 18.1 mm X 8.2 mm X 2.8 mm The letters are 2.8 mm tall. I suppose they could have been used to counterstamp a coin or print a name on a doccument. I do not see this combination in the countermark list on roman coins info - http://www.romancoins.info/Countermark-List.html Anyone here see these letters on a coin? Anyone have a guess what name goes with the letters?
