ANCIENT THEMES. Antinoüs. Died AD 130. Cast WM Medallion (39mm, 20.88 g, 6h). Paduan type. Obverse after Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570). Hostilius Marcellus, priest of Antinoüs.Electronic Auction 475 World Medals, White Metal Sold For $ 425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ANCIENT THEMES. Antinoüs. Died AD 130. Cast WM Medallion (39mm, 20.88 g, 6h). Paduan type. Obverse after Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570). Hostilius Marcellus, priest of Antinoüs. ANTIN OOΣ • OKTIΛIOΣ • MAPKEΛΛO • C O (IP)ЄYC TOV, bareheaded and draped bust right / • АΔΡΙΑΝΟΣ • ωKOΔΟΗΣΕΝ (Hadrian built), shrine of Antinoüs: statue of Antinoüs standing within aedicula set on basis set on raised floor; all within elaborate two-story tetrastyle temple façade with four steps; intercolumnations decorated with figural panels; above, entablature with ornate frieze; in pediment; ibises flanking winged caduceus; below shrine, crocodile right, preparing to consume ibis. Cf. Johnson & Martini 1697-1702 (for obv.). VF. |