Skepsis, drachm (CN type 19603)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 450-400 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Troasdrachm in silver struck at Skepsis in Troas dated ca. 450-400 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19603. Obverse: Forepart of winged horse, right. Reverse: Fir-tree within linear square and a square of dots.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- drachm
- Recorded diameter
- 15–17 mm (from 10 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.73 g (mean of 14 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Skepsis
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- Chian
Design
- Obverse type
- Forepart of winged horse, right.
- Reverse type
- Fir-tree within linear square and a square of dots.
- Obverse legend
- ΣΚΗΨΙΟΝ
- Reverse legend
- Ν
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19603
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 19603
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- 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. 4, pl. XV, pic. 4
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 265, nr. 184
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 1289-1290, nr. 2351, pl. CLXV, pic. 5
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 322, pl. 11
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution