Apelles, epimeletes (Heraclea ad Latmum?)

Heraclea ad Latmum

5 Minas

Lead

Cast

Square

10.30 cm

10.30 cm

1.50 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
2435.00	-	-	Tekin 2024	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

Tekin 2024: Pentemnaion, Pb 2435 g, 103x103x15 mm. Inv. no. 551. Lead weight, square in form. One face is engraved with ΕΠΙΜΕΛΗΤΟΥ and on the other is engraved with ΑΠΕΛΛΟΥC which refers to a certain Apellous serving as an epimeletes. Although it doesn’t bear an ethnic, since this weight was found alongside the previous one in the same location, it can be inferred that this official was serving in Heraclea ad Latmum. Epimeletai undertook various responsibilities in various places, but especially in agoras and gymnasiums related to financial matters; thus, it is evident that this current officer performed a duty related to the agora, as evidenced by this inscription on a weight. This weight is a pentemnaion or 5-mna (mna of 487 g).

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Incised	Authority

ΕΠΙΜ
ΕΛΗ
ΤΟΥ

ΑΠΕΛ
ΛΟΥC

Ἐπιμ|ελη|τοῦ || Ἀπελ|λοῦς.

GREEK

FROM -200 TO 200

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Eskinazi Collection	None	551

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Tekin 2024a	61	73	fig. 73	None