Aurelius Zotion, paraphylax (West Asian mint)

West Asian mint

1 Libra = 1 Litra

Lead

Cast

Square

7.90 cm

8.00 cm

1.10 cm

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

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

Tekin 2024: One-Libra. Pb 468.8 g, 80x79x11 mm. Inv. no. 41.7.88. Find place: Torbalı-Metropolis. Acquired in 1999. Lead weight, square in form with raised and beveled edges. On the obverse, ΛΕΙ / ΤΡΑ in relief and in two lines. It is a commercial libra in unit (x ca. 17 unciae). On the reverse, ΑΥΡ ΖΩ / ΤΙΩΝΟΣ / ΠΑΡΑΦΥ / ΛΑΚΟΣ Αὐρ(ηλίου) Ζωτίωνος παραφύλακος. It gives the name o a certain Zotion who served as paraphylax and this name is attested in Ionia. It may be dated to the 2nd-3rd centuries AD.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Authority, Denomination

ΛΕΙ
ΤΡΑ

ΑΥΡΖΩ
ΤΙΩΝΟΣ
ΠΑΡΑΦΥ
ΛΑΚΟΣ

Λεί|τρα. || Αὐρ(ηλίου) Ζω|τίωνος | παραφύ|λακος.

GREEK , ROMAN

FROM 200 TO 300

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Ephesus Museum	Dec. 31, 1999	41.7.88

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Tekin 2024d	159	119	fig. 119	None