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Skepsis, bronze (CN type 18956)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 169-235 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Troas

Coin type in bronze struck at Skepsis in Troas dated ca. 169-235 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 18956. Obverse: Draped bearded bust of Dionysus, right, wearing ivy wreath and kalathos; holding kantharos in his right hand. Reverse: Horseman galopping right, brandishing spear.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
19.4–20 mm (from 5 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
2.75 g (mean of 5 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Skepsis
Region
Troas
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Draped bearded bust of Dionysus, right, wearing ivy wreath and kalathos; holding kantharos in his right hand.
Reverse type
Horseman galopping right, brandishing spear.
Obverse legend
ϹΚΗΨΙΩΝ
Reverse legend
ϹΚΗΨΙΩΝ ΔΑΡΔ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/18956
Type corpus identifier
CN type 18956

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