Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Obol
| Issuer | Skepsis |
|---|---|
| Year | 425 BC - 375 BC |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Pegasus in flight to right, with wings spread and forelegs raised, rendered in archaic style within a dotted border. The mythological winged horse is depicted with fine detail in the musculature and feathering of the wings. The partial ethnic inscription appears in the left field. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Σ Κ Η ΨΙ |
| Reverse description | A palm tree with fronds spreading from the central trunk, enclosed within a linear square frame bordered by a row of dots, all set within a shallow incuse square. The palm tree is the civic symbol of Skepsis in the Troad, rendered in a stylized but recognizable manner typical of late 5th to early 4th century BC Asia Minor coinage. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |