Skepsis, drachm (CN type 20820)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 450-400 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Troasdrachm in silver struck at Skepsis in Troas dated ca. 450-400 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20820. Obverse: Forepart of winged horse, right. On neck, a symbol. Reverse: Fir-tree between two bunches of grapes within linear square and a square of dots.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- drachm
- Recorded diameter
- 16–17 mm (from 5 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.75 g (mean of 6 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Skepsis
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- Chian
Design
- Obverse type
- Forepart of winged horse, right. On neck, a symbol.
- Reverse type
- Fir-tree between two bunches of grapes within linear square and a square of dots.
- Obverse legend
- ΣΚΗΨΙΟΝ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20820
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 20820
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
- Research required
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution