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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WEIGHT
Authority
Marcus Aurelius Julianus, agoranomos (West Asian mint)
Mint
West Asian mint
Denomination
1 Uncia
Material
Lead
Manufacture
Cast
Shape
Square
Length
2.40 cm
Width
2.50 cm
Height
0.40 cm
Metrology
Mass (g) Mass (grain) Date of measurement Reference fragmented cleaned reference weight
26.85 - - Tekin 2024 Yes No Yes
Iconography
Symbol Technique Direction Position Number Synecdoche
Wear
Corrosion
Handle
No
Suspension hole
No
Recarved mould
No
Recarved weight
No
Intentionally destroyed
No
Archaeological description
Tekin 2024: One-Uncia. Pb 26.85 g, 24x25x4 mm. Inv. no. 5.33.82. Find place: Torbalı-Metropolis. Acquired in 1982. Lead weight, square in form with plain profile. On the top, in center, square stamp with inscription in relief and in five lines: Μ ΑΥΡ / ΙΟΥΛΙ / ΑΝΟΥ / ΑΓΟΡΑ / ΝΟΜΟ. Μ. Αὐρ. Ἰουλιανοῦ ἀγορανό‹μ›ο(υ). So, it gives the name of a certain Marcus Aurelius Iulianus who served as agoranomos. A similar name is attested in an inscription in Aphrodisias. No unit mark. The reverse is plain and blank. It may be dated to the 2nd - 3rd centuries AD.
Autopsy
No
INSCRIPTION
Language Technique Legend type
Greek Stamped / Countermarked / Struck Authority
Fac simile

Μ ΑΥΡ
ΙΟΥΛΙ
ΑΝΟΥ
ΑΓΟΡΑ
ΝΟΜΟ

Edition
Μ(άρκου) Αὐρ(ηλίου) | Ἰουλι|ανοῦ | ἀγορα|νόμο[υ].
Monogram
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Findspot (region)
Türkiye: İzmir
Findspot (site)
Yeniköy (Torbalı) [Metropolis]
context
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACQUISITION
Region
City
Date of first acquisition
Dec. 31, 1982
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, 1982 5.33.82
Bibliography
Reference Page/Column Reference (number) Plate / Figure Comment
Tekin 2024d 177 182 fig. 182 None
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