Skepsis, Augustus, bronze (CN type 18621)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
31 v. Chr. – 14 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Skepsis in Troas under Augustus dated 31 v. Chr. – 14 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 18621. Obverse: bare head of Gaius Caesar, right. Reverse: Bare head of Lucius Caesar, right.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 12.9–15.3 mm (from 5 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 1.88 g (mean of 6 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Skepsis
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Augustus
Design
- Obverse type
- bare head of Gaius Caesar, right.
- Reverse type
- Bare head of Lucius Caesar, right.
- Obverse legend
- ΓΑΙ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ
- Reverse legend
- ΛΕΥ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΚΗ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/18621
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 18621
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 2326
- external concordance
Research required
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