I end up learning so much researching coins, so now I am interested in ancient surveying techniques! (And so are the Romans making the Goddess earn her keep doing a job like this for some construction project?"
THRACE, Mesembria Philip I, with Otacilia Severa, Cubit Rule & Ribbon: 27mm, 13.16g AD 244-249. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Philip I right, facing diademed and draped bust of Otacilia left / Nemesis standing left, holding cubit rule and ribbon, wheel at feet left. Karayotov II 243 (dies 26/67); Varbanov 4254.
Neat coin, Joe. It is interesting how the imagery on these little metal disks can lead us down different avenues of research. I'm reminded of that thread where I showed examples of coins that illustrated the tools needed for striking coins.
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