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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Aurelius Euporos, agoranomos? (West Asian mint)
Mint
West Asian mint
Denomination
4 Uncias
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
5.00 cm
Width
5.40 cm
Height
0.70 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
100.75 - - Tekin 2024 No No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Unidentified Stamped / Countermarked / Struck
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
Yes
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Tekin 2024: Four-Uncia. Pb 100.75 g, 54x50x7 mm (including handle). Inv. no. 2.12.89. Find place: Çayırlık Village-Tire. Acquired in 1989. Lead weight, square in form with raised and beveled edges, handle at the top. Small tear in center. On the obverse, Δ in relief. It is a four-uncia in unit (uncia of 25.18 g). On the reverse, ΤΩΝ / ΠΕΡΙΑΥΡ[..] / ΠΟΡΟΝ / τῶν περὶ Αὐρήλιον [Εὔ]πορον (under the presidency of Aurelius Euporos) The name Euporos is attested in the inscriptions in Ephesus. It may be dated to the 2nd-3rd centuries AD.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Relief Authority, Denomination
Greek Stamped / Countermarked / Struck Illegible
Fac simile

Δ

  ΤΩΝ
ΙΕΡΙΑΥΙ
ΠΟΡΟΝ

Edition
δ´. || Τῶ̣ν | π̣ερὶ Αὐρ̣(ήλιον) | [Εὔ]πορον.
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Türkiye: İzmir
Findspot (site)
Çayırlı Köy (Tire)
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
Dec. 31, 1989
circumstances
DATING OF THE WEIGHT
Curatorial Section
GREEK , ROMAN
Time frame
FROM 150 TO 300
Comments on Chronology
COLLECTION HISTORY
Collection
Name Date of acquisition Inventory number
Ephesus Museum Dec. 31, 1989 2.12.89
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Tekin 2024d 168–169 146 fig. 146 None
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