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Coin of Bithynium with bust of Antinous
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 130–138
Mint: Bithynia, Bithynium
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 37.5 mm. Weight: 45.88 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1972.16
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Antinous, draped, to left.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Antinous as herdsman or Hermes stands, head to his left, holding pedum in left hand, right hand extended to reed. At his side, ox to left.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Antinous as herdsman or Hermes stands, head to his left, holding pedum in left hand, right hand extended to reed. At his side, ox to left.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1971: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., January 12, 1972