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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Anatolia| > |Troas| > GB35574
Skepsis, Troas, c. 350 - 306 B.C.
|Troas|, |Skepsis,| |Troas,| |c.| |350| |-| |306| |B.C.|,
Skepsis or Scepsis, an ancient settlement in the Troad, is today the village of Kursunlutepe, near the town of Bayramic in Turkey. The famous library of Aristotle was kept at Skepsis before being moved to Pergamum and then Alexandria. It was also home to Metrodorus of Scepsis and Demetrius of Scepsis. Several times in its history, the citizens of Skepsis were forced to move elsewhere. In 306 B.C., Antigonus evacuated Skepsis and other cities in the area and forced the residents to move to Alexandria Troas. Tradition holds that Saint Cornelius the Centurion, the first gentile convert to Christianity, became the first bishop of Skepsis in the early days of Christianity.Skepsis
GB35574. Bronze AE 11, SNG Cop 477; BMC Troas p. 82, 14, VF, Skepsis (Kursunlutepe, Turkey) mint, weight 1.420g, maximum diameter 11.2mm, die axis 180o, c. 350 - 306 B.C.; obverse forepart of winged horse left, body ending in horn; reverse fir-tree, Σ-K at sides, within linear frame; SOLD











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