342, Lot: 1055. Estimate $150. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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FANTASY PIECES. Antinoüs. Died AD 130. Cast CU Medal (67mm, 179.50 g, 12h). Numbered Series Art Medal. La Monnaie de Paris (Paris mint). Dated 1968, No. 299 of 500 Specimes. ANTINOOC HPΩC, heroic bust left / KAΛXAΔO NIOIC, IΠΠΩN in exergue, Antinoüs reclining left on griffin crouching right. Edge: (cornucopia) CUIVRE 1968 No. 299 / 500. See https://www.etsy.com/listing/209739415/antinous-solid-copper-medal-french-art?ref=market (for another example, but a lower number). VF, brown patina.