West Asian mint

1/2 Uncia

Lead

Cast

Square

3.30 cm

2.40 cm

0.50 cm

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

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Male figure	Stamped / Countermarked / Struck		Standing

Worn

Corroded

CPAI III/1: Square in form with raised, bevelled edges and tab; worn and corroded. On the obverse, S in relief which means semis (=half). On the tab, stamp with illegible inscription. On the reverse, [Φ or Ρ or Ο]. Α in relief. It is a half-uncia (uncia of 27.9 g).
Öztürk and Güler 2023: Description: Square in form with raised and beveled edges and tab; worn and corroded. (A): Letter ‘S’ as a unit mark and a circular stamp within border of dots on the tab. (B): Inscription in two lines within lines. Inscription technique: Relief; Material: Lead. Inv. No: PMA 2310; Date of Acquisition: 2007; Findspot: Unknown. City: Ephesos (?); Region: Ionia. Dimensions: 26 × 33 × 4 mm; LH: (A): 9 mm; (B): ca. 12 mm; (C): 12 mm. Weight: 13.95 g; 13.95 g [CPAI III 1]. Metrology: Half-Uncia. Edition: CPAI III 1, cat. no. 580. Date: After 117 CE or IIIrd century CE. The inscription on the stamp on side A was written in retrograde. The ‘AI’ in line 1 is likely the nomen gentile ‘Aelius,’ and the letter ‘A’ following the interpunct in line 1 on side B supports this interpretation. The cognomen ‘Hermippos’ is given between lines 2 and 3, and the letter ‘O’ in line 2 on side B is probably part of this cognomen. The praenomen is not preserved on the stamp, but the letter ‘O’ on side B might be part of the abbreviation ‘ΠΟ,’ indicating the name Publius. Thus, the personal name on this half-uncia weight could be Publius Aelius Hermippos. Hermippos has been previously documented on two balance weights from Ephesos16. Consequently, this individual might be the same Hermippos who shared the agoranomos office with Varus and Apollonios in Ephesos.

No

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

S Ο · Α Ο̣

Öztürk and Güler 2023:

(A)
· S ·

(B)
]Ο̣ · Α[
].Ο̣ · [

(Stamp)
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Π̣ΙΜ̣͜Ρ̣󰀱󰀱󰀱
v VO v

S(emis). || Ο · Α | Ο̣

Öztürk and Güler 2023:
S(emis) || [Π]ο̣(ύβλιος) Α[ἴ(λιος)] or [Π]ο̣(υβλίου) Α[ἰ(λίου)] || {Stamp}: Α̣ἰ̣(λίου) Ἑρ͜μ̣ίπ<π>ου.

GREEK , ROMAN

FROM 1 TO 250

CPAI III/1: Roman Imperial Period.
Öztürk and Güler 2023: Date: After 117 CE or IIIrd century CE.

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Pera Museum (Istanbul)	Dec. 31, 2007	PMA 2310

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
CPAI III/1	None	580	138	None
Öztürk and Güler 2023	114-115	10	None	None

CPAI III/1: Eastern Mediterranean/Aegean.