Fulvius Publicianus Nikephoros, agoranomos? (West Asian mint)

West Asian mint

3 Uncias

Lead

Cast

Square

4.40 cm

4.70 cm

0.70 cm

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

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Hermes	Stamped / Countermarked / Struck		Standing
Caduceus	Stamped / Countermarked / Struck

Tekin 2024: Three-Uncia. Pb 59.90 g, 44x47x7 mm. Inv. no. 75.42.93. Find place: from Ephesus excavation, Olympieion sond. 1/93, year 1993. Acquired in 1993. Lead weight, square in form but ca. 1/3 cut off, missing, so its original mass should be over 75 g. Pierced. Its current mass corresponds with two-uncia but it should not be considered. On the obverse, Γ in relief which refers two “three”. There is a round stamp on the protruding handle below. On the stamp, Hermes, standing, holding purse and caduceus surrounded by the inscription [...]ΛΒΙΟΥ ΝΕΙΚΗΦ[...]: [Φου]λβίου Νεικηφ[όρου]. On the reverse, [.]ΟΥΠΛΙ[...] / ΝΟΥ Ν[.] / [....] in three lines. Πουπλι[κια]νοῦ Νε̣[ικηφόρου]. Fulvius Publicianus “Neikephoros”? In the last line traces of letters: below the hole a P and then something circular; at the beginning of the line two parts of illegible letters; they could belong to the name Νεικηφόρος. Considering that the names of magistrates are repeated on the stamps of the handles and on the reverses, this is reasonable. So, it gives the name of a certain Fulvius Publicianus “Neikephoros” as the magistrate responsible for issuing the weight, maybe he served in Ephesus. It dates to late 2nd cent. – early 3rd cent. AD.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Authority, Denomination
Greek	Stamped / Countermarked / Struck	Authority

Γ

ΟΥΠΛΙ
ΝΟΥΝC
ΙΦ . Ρ .

Countermark: ΛΩΙΟΥΝΕΙΚΗΦ

γ´. || [Π]ουπλι[κι|α]νοῦ Νε̣[ι|κ]η̣φ̣[ό]ρ̣ο̣[υ].
Countermark: [Φου]λβίου Νεικηφ[όρου].

GREEK , ROMAN

FROM 1 TO 300

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Ephesus Museum	Dec. 31, 1993	75.42.93

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Tekin 2024d	172	159	fig. 159	None