Tryphon, agoranomos (West Asian mint)

West Asian mint

3 Uncias

Lead

Cast

Square

4.50 cm

5.40 cm

0.60 cm

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

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

Tekin 2024: Three-Uncia. Pb 78.65 g, 54x45x6 mm (including handle). Inv. no. 13.27.79. Find place: Selçuk. Acquired in 1979. Lead weight, square in form with raised and beveled edges, handle on the top. The bottom left corner is curved inward. On the obverse, unit mark Γ in relief. It is a 3-uncia in unit (uncia of 26.21 g). On the reverse, ΤΡΥ̣ / ΦΩ / ΝΟΣ̣ (Τρύ̣φωνος̣) in relief and in three lines, who was responsible for issuing the weight. The name Tryphonos frequently appears in the inscriptions of Ephesus, but it also appears in some cities of Western Asia Minor. It may be dated to the 1st - 3rd centuries AD.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Authority, Denomination

Γ

ΤΡΥ
Φ Ω
ΝΟΣ

γ´. || Τρύ|φω|νος.

GREEK , ROMAN

FROM 1 TO 300

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Ephesus Museum	Dec. 31, 1979	13.27.79

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Tekin 2024d	171	155	fig. 155	None