An American weasel in darkest England. Old woman. Big fan of the white cisheteropatriarchy
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![The photo shows four images of the same Roman iron stylus (pen) one below the other with knib to the left. This stylus is octagonal in shape, with an inscription dot-punched along its length on four alternate sides. It is 132 mm long, 5 mm thick, and the letters circa 2 mm high. The four lines of inscribed text are highlighted and read: ‘ab urbe v[e]n[i] munus tibi gratum adf(e)ro acul[eat]um ut habe[a]s memor[ia]m nostra(m) rogo si fortuna dar[e]t quo possem largius ut longa via ceu sacculus est (v)acuus’ Translation ‘I have come from the City. I bring you a welcome gift with a sharp point that you may remember me. I ask, if fortune allowed, that I might be able (to give) as generously as the way is long (and) as my purse is empty.’ This inscription is interpreted as an acknowledgment by the giver of the cheapness of the gift. The pen was used to write on wax-filled wooden writing tablets. Found in London by MOLA during excavations for Bloomberg’s European HQ in 2010–2014.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HBrY2ilXUAAQKry.jpg?name=orig)
ALT The photo shows four images of the same Roman iron stylus (pen) one below the other with knib to the left. This stylus is octagonal in shape, with an inscription dot-punched along its length on four alternate sides. It is 132 mm long, 5 mm thick, and the letters circa 2 mm high. The four lines of inscribed text are highlighted and read: ‘ab urbe v[e]n[i] munus tibi gratum adf(e)ro acul[eat]um ut habe[a]s memor[ia]m nostra(m) rogo si fortuna dar[e]t quo possem largius ut longa via ceu sacculus est (v)acuus’ Translation ‘I have come from the City. I bring you a welcome gift with a sharp point that you may remember me. I ask, if fortune allowed, that I might be able (to give) as generously as the way is long (and) as my purse is empty.’ This inscription is interpreted as an acknowledgment by the giver of the cheapness of the gift. The pen was used to write on wax-filled wooden writing tablets. Found in London by MOLA during excavations for Bloomberg’s European HQ in 2010–2014.