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Skepsis, bronze coin — Female goddess standing left (CN type 19682)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

1st–2nd century AD

Issuing entity

Troas

Coin in bronze struck at Skepsis in Troas, dated 1st–2nd century AD. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 19682 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Nike standing left, holding laurel wreath in right hand. Reverse: Female goddess standing left, holding ears of corn and cornucopia. Legend: ϹΚΗ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 5.03 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 22.7 mm (from 1 recorded specimen). Published references cited by the corpus: Imhoof-Blumer, Griechische Münzen, 1890, p. 630, nr. 236.

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Historical context

This bronze coin was issued by the city of Skepsis in Troas during the Roman Imperial Period, dating to the 1st–2nd century AD. Skepsis, also known as Scepsis, was an ancient settlement in the Troad, Asia Minor, situated near the modern town of Bayramiç at Kurşunlutepe in Turkey. The town was noted as the home of Demetrius of Scepsis and Metrodorus of Scepsis, as well as the repository of Aristotle's library before its removal to Pergamum and Alexandria.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
22.7 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
5.03 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Skepsis
Region
Troas
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Nike standing left, holding laurel wreath in right hand.
Reverse type
Female goddess standing left, holding ears of corn and cornucopia.
Reverse legend
ϹΚΗ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial 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.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19682
Type corpus identifier
CN type 19682

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