Skepsis, quarter-siglos (CN type 19615)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 340-320 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Troasquarter-siglos in silver struck at Skepsis in Troas dated ca. 340-320 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19615. Obverse: Rhyton in form of forepart of winged horse, right. Reverse: Fir-tree within dotted square.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- quarter-siglos
- Recorded diameter
- 10.2–10.3 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 1.25 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Skepsis
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- Persian
Design
- Obverse type
- Rhyton in form of forepart of winged horse, right.
- Reverse type
- Fir-tree within dotted square.
- Reverse legend
- ΣΚΗ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19615
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 19615
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. 190
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 15, pl. 3, pic. 3
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution