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Skepsis, bronze (CN type 19618)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

400-350 v. Chr.

Issuing entity

Troas

Coin type in bronze struck at Skepsis in Troas dated 400-350 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19618. Obverse: Rhyton in form of forepart of winged horse, right. Reverse: Fir-tree within linear square.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
0.9–9.8 mm (from 11 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
0.83 g (mean of 18 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Skepsis
Region
Troas
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Rhyton in form of forepart of winged horse, right.
Reverse type
Fir-tree within linear square.

Identification

Period
Classical Period
Recorded findspots
Dura-Europos (Qal‘at aş Şāliḩīyah)
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19618
Type corpus identifier
CN type 19618

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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Licensed photograph
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