Skepsis, drachm (CN type 19613)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 360-340 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Troasdrachm in silver struck at Skepsis in Troas dated ca. 360-340 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19613. Obverse: Rhyton in form of forepart of winged horse, right. Reverse: Fir-tree within linear square.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- drachm
- Recorded diameter
- 15–16 mm (from 12 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.45 g (mean of 12 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Skepsis
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- Chian
Design
- Obverse type
- Rhyton in form of forepart of winged horse, right.
- Reverse type
- Fir-tree within linear square.
- Obverse legend
- ΣΚΗΨΙΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19613
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 19613
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. 265, nr. 188
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 81, nr. 8, pl. XV, pic. 7
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 1289-1290, nr. 2356, pl. CLXV, pic. 9
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 472, pl. 11
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution