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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. |  |
GB86652. Bronze AE 19, BMC Troas p. 82, 20 var. (Pegasos left); SNGvA 7650 var. (control); SNG Cop 473 var. (same), SNG Mün 326 var. (same); SNG Tüb 2660 var. (same), VF, dark patina, light encrustations and earthen deposits, light corrosion/pitting, Skepsis (Kursunlutepe, Turkey) mint, weight 7.735g, maximum diameter 19.1mm, die axis 180o, c. 350 - 306 B.C.; obverse Rhyton (ornate drinking vessel) in the shape of Pegasos forepart right; reverse fir-tree within linear rectangular frame, Σ-K-H (ethnic, S-K flanking tree within frame, H outside on right), thyrsus (control symbol) outside the frame on left; from the Jyrki Muona Collection; SOLD
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