A Roman plumb bob and the M.VOLTEI.MF denarius that goes with it

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  1. rrdenarius

    rrdenarius non omnibus dormio Supporter

    A Roman Plum Bob arrived this week. It is one of the smaller ones I have. It is about 1/8th of an inch short of 2" long and weighs 61 grams.
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    My new PB and two already in the fold.
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    Notice that the middle weight, 46 grams, looks a lot like the weight in the A shaped level on the reverse of Martin's coin:
    L Papius Denarius Serratus

    Obv:– Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin tied under chin. Behind head, crowbar.
    Rev:– Gryphon running right; in ex., L. PAPI.; in field, mason's level
    Minted in Rome from . B.C. 79.
    Reference(s) – RSC Papia 1. RRC 384/1. RCTV 311.
    Symbol variety – RRC 131. Babelon 31 BMCRR unlisted. CNR 1/032

    and finally my M.VOLTEI.MF with a PB.
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    rrdenarius, Jul 23, 2016
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  3. maridvnvm

    maridvnvm Well-Known Member

    Very nice.
     
    maridvnvm, Jul 23, 2016
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  4. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    Pretty neat ... congrats on the ancient plumb-bob and the sweet RR example

    :rolleyes:
     
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  5. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    Do you realize how many coins were melted to make that? :)
     
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  6. Markus1959

    Markus1959 Well-Known Member

    Nice - lets see PCGS slab that one!
     
    Markus1959, Jul 23, 2016
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  7. maridvnvm

    maridvnvm Well-Known Member

    Here is the Papius referred to above for reference.

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    maridvnvm, Jul 23, 2016
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  8. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Very interesting artifact and numismatic tie-in!
     
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  9. Jwt708

    Jwt708 Well-Known Member

    I also collect exonumia and sometime other exonumia collectors will add things to their collections that fit together. They're companion pieces and that's what you've got here!
     
    Jwt708, Jul 23, 2016
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