RPC III, 2407

 

Image of specimen #10

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 2407
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Sardis
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Antinous
Obverse inscription ΑΝΤΙΝΟΟϹ ΗΡΩϹ
Edition Ἀντίνοος ἥρως
Translation Antinous Hero
Obverse design bare-headed draped bust of Antinous, right
Reverse inscription ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ
Edition Σαρδιανῶν
Translation of the Sardians
Reverse design bearded Silenus standing facing, half naked, with his right hand offering grapes to infant Dionysus whom he holds on his left arm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 5.18 g
Axis 12
Reference Blum Sardis 1
Specimens 13 (6 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 137 (and pl. XXVI, 10)
2 2     P: 1239 Blum pl. III, 17
3 3     P: Gaudin SNG Cilicia 1423
4 4     V: GR 19574
5 5     B: Rauch Backe, p. 44, no. 35
6 6     B: I-B Backe, p. 44, no. 36
7 7     Princeton: P.U.L. 1508 pl. XXIII
8 8     Princeton: P.U.L. 1509
9 9     Hirsch XXV, Philippsen coll., 29 Nov. 1909, lot 2502 (and not 2562 as stated in Blum; part; not illustrated)
10 10     ✸ CNG EA 402, 26 July 2017, lot 421 (ex Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH 89, 5 Dec. 2011, lot 1573)
11 11     Sardis excavations = Bell p. 31 no. 289
12 12     Savoca 1st Blue Auction, 23 Sep. 2017, lot 786
13 13     R. Pudill coll. (ex Solidus 29, 12 May 2018, lot 168)