Apollonios, agoranomos (West Asian mint) ; Hermippos, agoranomos (West Asian mint) ; Varus, agoranomos (West Asian mint)

Ephesos

1/2 Uncia

Lead

Cast

Rectangle

2.70 cm

3.10 cm

0.50 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
13.05	-	-	CPAI III/1	No	No	No
13.00	-	April 19, 2023	Thomas Leblanc	No	No	Yes
13.04	-	-	Öztürk and Güler 2023	No	No	No

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Bee	Stamped / Countermarked / Struck

Worn

Corroded

CPAI III/1: Rectangular in form with raised, bevelled edges and tab (broken off); worn and corroded. On the obverse, circular stamp with border of dots; in center, bee encircling the inscription: ΑΠΟΛ / ѠΝΙΟ [Υ] ΒΑΡΟΥ ΕΡΜ[Ι] / [Π]ΠΟ[Υ]. On the reverse, trace of a Ρ in relief. It is a half-uncia (uncia of 26.10 g).
Weiß 2017: Eine halbe Unze von 13,05 g, ohne Zuweisung an eine Stadt (kleine Verbesserung der Lesung durch Verf.). 3,1 × 2,5 × 0,5 cm. Unterseite großenteils gestört bzw. leer. Die Biene [...] wurde auch von einer Gruppe dreier Verantwortlicher gewählt, wohl von Agoranomen: Ἀπολ[λ]ωνίου, Βάρου, | Ἑρμίππου (Abb. 1.2).
Öztürk and Güler 2023: Description: Square in form with raised and beveled edges and a broken tab; cracks on the body; worn and corroded. (A): Traces of letter ‘S’ as a unit mark overstruck with a circular stamp. (B): Inscription in one line. (Stamp): A bee at the center surrounded by an inscription within border of dots. Inscription technique: Relief; Material: Lead. Inv. No: PMA 4030; Date of Acquisition: 2007; Findspot: Unknown. City: Ephesos; Region: Ionia. Dimensions: 26 × 32 × 4 mm; LH: (A): - ; (B): ca. 8 mm; (Stamp): 2-4 mm. Weight: 13.04 g; 13.05 g [CPAI III 1]. Metrology: Half-Uncia. Edition: CPAI III 1, cat. no. 567; Weiß 2017, 314-315. Date: IInd-IIIrd centuries CE. The bee at the center of the stamp on side A is the parasemon of Ephesos14. The inscription around the bee is divided by slashes (/), indicating that there are three personal names in the genitive on this stamp. The cognomen of the first person, ‘Apollonios,’ is written across two lines. The second cognomen, ‘Varus,’ is given in a single line of inscription. The last cognomen, ‘Hermippos,’ spans two lines. The beginning of this cognomen is preserved on side B as ‘EP’. In summary, this half-uncia weight mentions three marketplace officials: ‘Apollonios’, ‘Varus’, and ‘Hermippos’. These officials might have served at the same time or shared the office of agoranomos among themselves in such a way that each of them could serve for four months in a year.

Yes

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

ΑΠΟΛ / ѠΝΙΟ [Υ] ΒΑΡΟΥ ΕΡΜ[Ι] / [Π]ΠΟ[Υ]
Ρ

Öztürk and Güler 2023:

(A)
Ṣ

(B)
ẸΡ

(Stamp)
AΠΟΛΛ/ΩΝIΟΥ̣
ΒAΡΟΥ
EΡΜỊ/Π̣ΠΟΥ̣

Ἀπολ[λ]ωνίου, Βάρου, | Ἑρμίππου.

Öztürk and Güler 2023:
S(emis) || Ἑ̣ρ(μίππου) || {Stamp}: Ἀπολλ/ωνίου̣, | Βάρου, | Ἑρμί̣/π̣που̣.

GREEK , ROMAN

FROM 1 TO 400

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 4030

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
CPAI III/1	None	567	135	None
Weiß 2017a	314–315, n. 23	None	fig. 1.2	(attribution to Ephesos)
Öztürk and Güler 2023	112-113	None	None	None

CPAI III/1: Eastern Mediterranean/Aegean.