ANCIENT THEMES. Antinoüs. Died AD 130. Cast Æ “Medallion” (38mm, 25.19 g, 6h). Paduan type. Low quality cast after Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570). Near VF.

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ANCIENT THEMES. Antinoüs. Died AD 130. Cast Æ “Medallion” (38mm, 25.19 g, 6h). Paduan type. Low quality cast after Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570). OCTIΛIOC MAPKЄΛΛOC O IЄPЄYC TOY ANTINOOY ·, bareheaded and draped bust right / ANЄΘHKЄ TOIC AXAIOIC, Hermes standing facing on ground line, head left, holding rearing bull and winged kerykeion (caduceus). Johnson & Martini 1695-1702. Brassy brown surfaces, roughness and porosity. Near VF.

From the Cabinet of Dr. Arnold R. Saslow.


Closing Date and Time: 1 May 2024 at 15:12:40 ET.

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