c. 350-300 BCE
Æ 19mm, 5.04g, 3h
Wreathed head of nymph Ida r. R/ Fir tree; Σ-K flanking.
SNG Copenhagen 464.
The coinage of Skamandria is often confused with Skepsis, and admittedly I believed for some time that I’d accidentally purchased two coins from Skepsis instead of one from each place. However, after further investigation I now believe this is indeed from Skamandria. The confusion is largely because their spelling is very similar.
Skamandria was only cited by Pliny as a small city that still existed in his time and was situated a mile and a half from its harbor. Little else is known about it.
350-300 BCE
Æ 9mm, 0,95g
Obv.: IΔH, Head of mountain nymph Ida
Rev.: S-K-A, grape bunch
SNG Cop – , BMC 79.4, Klein –
This coin shows how difficult it can be to attribute some of these coins. I thought for sure this was Mykonos, but alas it turned out to be a (still rare) issue from Skamandria.