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1966.108.18.a

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Antinous

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Artist

Artist Unidentified

Title

Antinous

Creation Date

n.d.

Century

16th century

Dimensions

1 9/16 in. (3.9 cm.)

Classification

Medals/Plaquettes

Creation Place

Europe, Italy

Medium and Support

bronze

Credit Line

Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number

1966.108.18.a

Object Description

67 ANTINOUS

Obv. Nude bust to left. Around, [Greek Inscriptions]
Rev. Antinous reclining on a flying griffin. Around, [Greek Inscriptions]; below, [Greek Inscription]
Bronze, 39 mm.

The type is based on a Greek imperial coin of Calchedon, Bithynia.

Bibl.: Kress, no. 516; Gustave Blum, "Numismatique d' Antinoos," Journal International d'Archeologie Numismatique 16 (1914), pp. 33-70 (coin prototype at p. 47, no. i).