West Asian mint

2 Uncias

Lead

Cast

Square

4.90 cm

4.30 cm

0.50 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
55.40	-	-	CPAI III/1	No	No	No
55.36	-	-	Öztürk and Güler 2023	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

Worn

Corroded

CPAI III/1: Square in form with raised and bevelled edges and tab; pierced on top left and right corners; worn and corroded. On the obverse, B in relief which refers to two. On the reverse, inscription in three lines, ΑΤΙΑ /ΥCΕΒ / [...] in relief. It is a two-uncia in unit (27.7 g).
Öztürk and Güler 2023: Description: Square in form with raised and beveled edges and a tab; pierced from two sides; worn and corroded. (A): Letter ‘B’ as a unit mark. (B): Inscription in three lines. Inscription technique: Relief; Material: Lead. Inv. No: PMA 2156; Date of Acquisition: 2007; Findspot: Unknown. City: Ephesos (?); Region: Ionia (?). Dimensions: 43 × 49 × 6 mm; LH: (A): 18 mm; (B): 10 mm. Weight: 55.36 g; 55.40 g [CPAI III 1]. Metrology: Two-Unciae. Edition: CPAI III 1, cat. no. 481. Date: IInd-IIIrd centuries CE. The personal name appears on side B of the balance weight. Although the letters ‘T’ in line 1 and ‘O’ in line 2 are missing, the name begins with ‘Tatianus’ in the genitive, and a Tatianus, son of Severianus, is known from an honorary inscription in Ephesos13, where he is recorded as having served as the agoranomos and performed his duties with integrity. The Tatianus mentioned on this two-unciae weight must be the same individual as the one in the honorary inscription.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Authority, Denomination

B ΑΤΙΑΝ̣ ΥCΕΒ . . . . Ο̣Υ̣

Öztürk and Güler 2023:

(A)
B

(B)
ΑΤΙΑΝ̣

ΥCΕΒḤ
ỊẠṆΟ̣Υ̣

β´. || ΑΤΙΑΝ̣ | ΥCΕΒ . | . . . Ο̣Υ̣

Öztürk and Güler 2023:
(Oὐνκίαı) βʹ || [Τ]ατιαν|[ο]ῦ Σεβη̣[ρ]|ι̣α̣ν̣οῦ.

GREEK , ROMAN

FROM 1 TO 300

CPAI III/1: Roman Imperial Period.
Öztürk and Güler 2023: Date: IInd-IIIrd centuries CE.

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Pera Museum (Istanbul)	Dec. 31, 2007	PMA 2156

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
CPAI III/1	None	481	116	None
Öztürk and Güler 2023	111-112	8	None	None

CPAI III/1: Eastern Mediterranean/Aegean. Cf. Empereur 1981, no. 18 (without tab and with different inscription on the reverse).