06-09-2015, 06:18 AM
Quote: In those cases, do you try to contact the seller to try gather some extra information ?I do but I hardly ever get a reply (depends on the country). John, posting a few items below here, was just about the only one ever forwarding any information.
It's hardly surprising. Remember that these finds are taken from the ground almost Always without consent of the authorities (we're talking about Serbia, not the UK). And even if the findspot is legit, the seller would not be willing to share his treasure-trove with the rest of the world would he? Which leaves me with a list of 222 plumbatae, of which 163 have been published or have a 'more or less confirmed' findspot (and even less on my map).
Quote: Regarding that plumbata, is the "darker" mark at the 6cm point a common feature on finds? And what could explain it ?As Markus said, it's the Original metal with the corrosion removed. I'm thinking the owner did that.
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)