Skip to content
Orbis Collectibles

Skepsis, bronze coin — Eagle with spread wings standing on base (CN type 19665)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

c. 200–75 BC

Issuing entity

Troas

Coin in bronze struck at Skepsis in Troas, dated c. 200–75 BC. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 19665 (period: Hellenistic Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Horned head of Dionysos, facing, wearing kalathos and ivy wreath. Reverse: Eagle with spread wings standing on base, right; all within oak-wreath. Legend: ΣΚΗ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 5.18 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 18–20.3 mm (from 2 recorded specimens). Published references cited by the corpus: Leschhorn, Herzog-Anton-Ulrich-Museum, Kunstmuseum des Landes Niedersachsen. Katalog der griechischen Münzen., Braunschweig 1998, p. 164, nr. 990, pic. 990; Imhoof-Blumer, Griechische Münzen, 1890, p. 104, nr. 230, pl. VIII, pic. 6.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
6
Photograph views
2
Catalogue references
2

Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
18–20.3 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
5.18 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Skepsis
Region
Troas
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Horned head of Dionysos, facing, wearing kalathos and ivy wreath.
Reverse type
Eagle with spread wings standing on base, right; all within oak-wreath.
Reverse legend
ΣΚΗ

Identification

Period
Hellenistic Period
How to identify
Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks. 1 closely related CN type with the same mint, denomination and design is consolidated into this entry and listed under varieties.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19665
Type corpus identifier
CN type 19665

Documentation checklist

Denomination
Research required
Issue or mint date
Recorded
Material
Recorded
Weight
Recorded
Mint or printer
Recorded
Mint or printer mark
Research required
Catalogue reference
Recorded
Attached photograph (check rights)
Recorded

Recorded means a field is present, not independently verified. Read its wording, supporting source and the entry’s confidence level.

Catalogue references

Varieties

  • CN type 19666

    Same mint, denomination and design (reverse legend ΣΚΗ); dated c. 200–75 BC. Consolidated into this entry

Research required

  • Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution
Can you source one of these? Submit a reference