If you were beginning to worry that owning a rare "Roman sword" was out of reach for you, this morning brings good news! This link to a sword for sale on eBay is all over the internet. For just 75 Euros (US $81), you can get a bronze/brass commemorative sword with a Hercules hilt that looks to my "non-expert" eye to be pretty much identical to the one allegedly found off Nova Scotia, the one in a Florida collection, and one recently purchased for $25 in California. If you order now, you may be able to get this one delivered in time for Christmas!
Sword for sale on Ebay, described as "Special Commemorative Sculpture Bronze Sword Handle Roman Statue."
For those of you keeping score at home, that's four known "Roman swords" floating around there that appear to be cast from the same mold.
Just so no-one forgets what's at stake here, I'll just repeat for the record the original statement from the the story of the alleged Roman sword allegedly associated with an alleged Roman shipwreck in Nova Scotia:
"Now lead researcher and historic investigator J. Hutton Pulitzer, who also stars in the show [Curse of Oak Island], has put a large white paper together with a group of academics from the AAPS (Ancient Artifact Preservation Society).
The main discoveries include a Roman sword found submerged just off Oak Island - and what is believed to be a Roman shipwreck.
Pulitzer says this sword is ‘100 per cent confirmed’ and described it as the ‘smoking gun’ to his theory.
"The ceremonial sword came out of that shipwreck," he said. "It is one incredible Roman artifact."
Just so no-one forgets what's at stake here, I'll just repeat for the record the original statement from the the story of the alleged Roman sword allegedly associated with an alleged Roman shipwreck in Nova Scotia:
"Now lead researcher and historic investigator J. Hutton Pulitzer, who also stars in the show [Curse of Oak Island], has put a large white paper together with a group of academics from the AAPS (Ancient Artifact Preservation Society).
The main discoveries include a Roman sword found submerged just off Oak Island - and what is believed to be a Roman shipwreck.
Pulitzer says this sword is ‘100 per cent confirmed’ and described it as the ‘smoking gun’ to his theory.
"The ceremonial sword came out of that shipwreck," he said. "It is one incredible Roman artifact."
I'll leave it to the claimants to explain why more and more swords that appear identical to the "incredible Roman artifact" keep turning up.
Actually, nah, of course I won't. This thing will be figured out soon enough, and it probably won't be by me. But I'll do what I can. The response to the original claim has been fascinating to watch: initial information about the Florida sword, California sword, and now the eBay sword was all brought to my attention by others. The case of the "Roman sword" is showcasing the capacity of the internet to both serve as a vehicle for effective distribution of packaged information (i.e., the original story) and a tool for finding and assembling new pieces of data that help us understand the credibility of that packaged information. Bravo, internet!
Actually, nah, of course I won't. This thing will be figured out soon enough, and it probably won't be by me. But I'll do what I can. The response to the original claim has been fascinating to watch: initial information about the Florida sword, California sword, and now the eBay sword was all brought to my attention by others. The case of the "Roman sword" is showcasing the capacity of the internet to both serve as a vehicle for effective distribution of packaged information (i.e., the original story) and a tool for finding and assembling new pieces of data that help us understand the credibility of that packaged information. Bravo, internet!
Update (1/4/2016): Some close-up photos of the Italian eBay sword.
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