Aurelius Artemidoros, agoranomos? (West Asian mint)

West Asian mint

3 Uncias

Lead

Cast

Square

3.90 cm

4.20 cm

0.80 cm

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

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

Tekin 2024: Three-Uncia. Pb 72.40 g, 42x39x8 mm. Inv. no. 53.16.03. Find place: in the vicinity of Ephesus. Acquired in 2003. Lead weight, square in form with raised and beveled edges, handle at the top but it is missing. On the obverse, Γ which stands for “three”; it is a three-uncia in unit (uncia of 24.13 g). On the reverse, A [...] / ΑΡΤΕ[ΜΙ] / ΔΩΡ / ΓΟΡΑ (Α[ὐρηλίου] Ἀρτε[μι]δώ[ρου] [ἀ]γορανόμου) in relief and in four lines. It gives the name of a certain Aurelius Artemidoros who served as agoranomos and a similar name is attested in Ephesus53. It dates to the 2nd-3rd centuries AD.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Authority, Denomination

Γ

Α . .
ΑΡΤΕ
ΔΩΡ .
ΡΟΡΑ

γ´. || Α[ὐρ](ηλίου) | Ἀρτε[μι]|δώρ[ου ἀ]|γορα(νόμου).

GREEK , ROMAN

FROM 1 TO 300

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Ephesus Museum	Dec. 31, 2003	53.16.03

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Tekin 2024d	171	156	fig. 156	None