2 Uncias

Lead

Cast

Square

3.60 cm

3.40 cm

0.70 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
47.35	-	-	CPAI III/1	No	No	No
47.31	-	-	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; tab broken away; worn and corroded. On the obverse, B in relief which refers to two. On the reverse, ΠΙΚΑ / [Β] Α / ΡΟΥ, dot to bottom right. It is a two-uncia in unit (23.67 g).
Öztürk and Güler 2023: Description: Square in form with raised and beveled edges and a broken tab; worn and corroded. (A): Letter ‘B’ as a unit mark. (B): Inscription in three lines within a rectangular border. Inscription technique: Relief; Material: Lead. Inv. No: PMA 2159; Date of Acquisition: 2007; Findspot: Selçuk. City: Ephesos (?); Region: Ionia. Dimensions: 37 × 34 × 8 mm; LH: (A): 13 mm; (B): 7 mm. Weight: 47.31 g; 47.35 g [CPAI III 1]. Metrology: Two-Unciae. Edition: CPAI III 1, cat. no. 492. Date: IInd-IIIrd centuries CE. On side B in line 1, the personal name is enclosed within a square frame. The abbreviations for the praenomen and nomen gentile are separated by an interpunct, which has slightly slipped into line 2 during the mold-making process of this balance weight. ‘TI’ denotes the praenomen Tiberius, and ‘ΚΛ’ indicates the nomen gentile Claudius. Therefore, the full personal name in the genitive is Tiberius Claudius Varus. This name, associated with a market official, is documented for the first time on this two-unciae balance weight. However, an honorary inscription in Ephesos18 mentions a ‘Publius Claudius Varus’ who served as hierokeryx and agoranomos. There is a possibility that Tiberius Claudius Varus might be related to this individual. If the cognomen is referring to the same ‘Varus’ mentioned above, Tiberius Claudius Varus would have served as one of the marketplace officials in Ephesos alongside Hermippos and Apollonios.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Authority, Denomination

B
ΠΙΚΑ / [Β] Α / ΡΟΥ

Öztürk and Güler 2023:

(A)
B

(B)
ṬỊ·KΛ
Β·A
POY

Öztürk and Güler 2023:
(Oὐνκίαı) βʹ || Τι(βερίου) | Κλ(αυδίου) | Βά|ρου.

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 2159

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
CPAI III/1	None	492	119	None
Öztürk and Güler 2023	116-117	12	None	None

CPAI III/1: Eastern Mediterranean/Aegean.