Publius Vedius Galates Pres(...) (West Asian mint)

West Asian mint

1/2 Libra = 1/2 Litra

Lead

Cast

Square

6.50 cm

7.00 cm

0.60 cm

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

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

Tekin 2024: Hemilitron. Pb 151.60 g, 65x70x6 mm. Inv. no. 1.79.87. Find place: in the viciniy of Ephesus. Acquired in 1987. Lead weight, square in form with raised and beveled edges with a handle on the top but it is missing. On the obverse, ΗΜΙ / ΛΕΙ / ΤΡΟΝ in relief in three lines. There is an illegible stamp above. It is a hemilitron in unit (libra of 303.2 g of 11 unciae). On the reverse, in relief and in three lines: ΠΟ ΒΗ[.] / ΓΑΛΑΤ[Ο] / ΥΠΡΕC. Πο(πλίου) Βη(δίου) Γαλάτου Πρέσ[…]. A certain Publius Vedius Galates is attested in Ephesus. It may be dated to the 1st century AD.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Authority, Denomination

ΗΜΙ
ΛΕΙ
ΤΡΟΝ

ΠΟ·ΒΗΔ
ΓΑΛΑΤΟ
ΥΠΡΕ

Ἡμί|λει|τρον. || Πο(πλίου) Βηδ(ίου) | Γαλάτο|υ ΠΡΕΣ[.](...).

GREEK , ROMAN

FROM 1 TO 300

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Ephesus Museum	Dec. 31, 1987	1.79.87

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Tekin 2024d	167	138	fig. 137	None

Is ΠΡΕΣ[.](...) a function or an anthroponym?