Himeraios (?), f. Pardalas, agoranomos (West Asian mint)

West Asian mint

1 Libra = 1 Litra

Lead

Cast

Square

8.90 cm

8.80 cm

1.50 cm

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

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

Tekin 2024: One-Libra. Pb 684 g, 88x89x15 mm. Inv. no. 1.91.92. Find place: Efes-Çukuriçi Mevki. Acquired in 1992. Lead weight, square in form with raised and beveled edges, handle at the top but missing; trace of a stamp but illegible. On the obverse, ΛΕΙ / ΤΡΑ in relief and in two lines. On the reverse, inscription in five lines: ΙΜ[..]ΒΙ / ΟΥΠΑΡ / ΔΑΛΑ / ΑΓΟΡΑ / ΝΟΜΟΥ. Ιμ[..]βίου Παρδαλα ἀγορανόμου. It gives the name of a certain “Pardalas” who served as agoranomos. Its mass is too high for a commercial libra; it makes ca. 25 unciae. Commercial librae above 20 unciae are very rare. It may be dated to the late 3rd century AD.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Authority, Denomination

ΛΕΙ
ΤΡΑ

ΙΜ . . ΒΙ
ΟΥΠΑΡ
ΔΑΛΑ
ΑΓΟΡΑ
ΝΟΜΟΥ

Λεί|τρα. || Ἱμ̣[ερ]α̣ί|ου (?) Παρ|δαλᾶ | ἀγορα|νόμου.

GREEK , ROMAN

FROM 100 TO 300

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Ephesus Museum	Dec. 31, 1992	1.91.92

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Tekin 2024d	158	117	fig. 117	None