RPC III, 265 (forgery)

 

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Coin type
Volume III
Number 265 (forgery)
Province Achaea
Region Corinthia
City Corinth
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Antinous
Person (rev.) Antinous
Magistrate Hostilius Marcellus (priest of Antinous)
Obverse inscription ΟϹΤΙΛΙΟϹ ΜΑΡΚΕΛΛΟϹ Ο ΙΕΡΕΥϹ ΤΟΥ ΑΝΤΙΝΟΟΥ
Edition Ὁστιλίος Μάρκελλος ὁ ἱερεύς τοῦ Ἀντινοοῦ
Translation Hostilius Marcellus, the priest of Antinous
Obverse design draped bust, bare head, of Antinous, right
Reverse inscription ΤΟΙϹ ΑΧΑΙΟΙϹ ΑΝΕΘΗΚΕ
Edition τοῖς Ἀχαιοῖς ἀνέθηκε
Translation dedicated (this) to the Achaeans
Reverse design Antinous as Hermes naked, standing front, head left, chlamys on his left arm, seizing with his right hand Pegasus by its bridle, a caduceus in his left hand
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 39 mm
Average weight 35.44 g
Reference Blum Corinth A corr., Klawans 84–85/1–2
Specimens 11 (8 in the core collections)
Note Not a complete list
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: N 6631
2 2     P: 164
3 3     P: 165
4 4     P: 166
5 5     P: 167
6 6     P: 169
7 7     L: 1915,0805.4
8 8     Brussels: de Hirsch 1336
9 9     ✸ Lanz 105, Sammlung BCD, 26 Nov. 2001, lot 649
10 10     CNG MBS 67, 22 Sept. 2004, lot 2076 (ex Paramount, 7–8 Jan. 1977, lot 585)
11 11     P: 1998.1091