Skepsis, silver (CN type 19601)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 475-450 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in silver struck at Skepsis in Troas dated ca. 475-450 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19601. Obverse: Forepart of horse, right. Reverse: Fir-tree within linear square and a square of dots.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Recorded diameter
- 10–12 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 0.63 g (mean of 5 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Skepsis
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Forepart of horse, right.
- Reverse type
- Fir-tree within linear square and a square of dots.
- Obverse legend
- ΣΚΑΨΙΟΝ
- Reverse legend
- ΝΕ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19601
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 19601
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 bibliographyp. 80, nr. 2, pl. XV, pic. 2
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 1287-1288, nr. 2347, pl. CLXV, pic. 2
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 264, nr. 182
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 725, pl. 37
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution