West Asian mint

1 Uncia

Lead

Cast

Square

4.10 cm

2.70 cm

0.60 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
28.10	-	-	CPAI III/1	No	No	No
28.12	-	-	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 edge; with tab; worn and corroded. On the obverse, horizontal A in relief which refers to one. On the reverse, inscription in three lines, Μ.Α / ΕΡΑ / ΥΦ[.]. It is a one-uncia in unit.
Öztürk and Güler 2023: Description: Square in form with raised and beveled edges and a tab; worn and corroded. (A): Letter ‘A’ as a unit mark rotated 90° counterclockwise. (B): Inscription in three lines. Inscription technique: Relief; Material: Lead. Inv. No: PMA 2100; Date of Acquisition: 2007; Findspot: Unknown. City: Ephesos; Region: Ionia. Dimensions: 41 × 27 × 6 mm; LH: (A): 9 mm; (B): 9 mm. Weight: 28.12 g; 28.10 g [CPAI III 1]. Metrology: One-Uncia. Edition: CPAI III 1, cat. no. 528. Date: 161-180 or after 212 CE. The personal name is inscribed on side B of the one-uncia balance weight, but it is fragmentary. The line 1, ‘MA’ divided by an interpunct, is the abbreviated version of Marcus Aurelius. ‘EΡΑ’ in line 2 is a fragment of a personal name, while the ending ‘Y’ in line 3 indicates that it is in the genitive. Therefore, ‘ΦI’ should be the beginning of another name. In light of this analysis, Marcus Aurelius Neratius Philometor, an epimeletes in Ephesos8, can be suggested as the possible personal name inscribed on this balance weight. If they are indeed the same person, then this one-uncia weight indicates that M. Aurelius Neratius Philometor also held the position of agoranomos.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Authority, Denomination

Öztürk and Güler 2023:

(A)
A

(B)
Μ ∙ Α.
󰀱󰀱ΡΑ
Υ̣Φ̣Ι̣

A
Μ.Α / ΕΡΑ / ΥΦ[.]

Öztürk and Güler 2023:
(Oὐνκία) αʹ || Μ(άρκου) ∙ Αὐ̣[ρ(ηλίου)] | [Ν]ερα|[τίο]|υ̣ Φ̣ι̣[λομήτορος].

GREEK , ROMAN

FROM 100 TO 300

CPAI III/1: Roman Imperial Period.
Öztürk and Güler 2023: Date: 161-180 or after 212 CE.

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Pera Museum (Istanbul)	Dec. 31, 2007	PMA 2100

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
CPAI III/1	None	528	127	None
Öztürk and Güler 2023	104-105	3	None	None

CPAI III/1: Eastern Mediterranean/Aegean. Width: 27 (including tab) mm.