Roman Provincial, Hadrian, 117-138, Bronze Medal late 131 or early 132, Mantinea, Antinous, favourite of Hadrian, very rare

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Roman Provincial. Antinous, favourite of Hadrian. Bronze Medallion, Mantinea, Veturios, late 131 or early 132, AE 40.82 g.  
Obverse: BЄTOYPIOC Bare-headed, heroic nude three-quarter bust of Antinoüs l. // Reverse: TOIC APKACI Horse walking r.

BCD 1498 (these dies). Blum -, cf. 7 (smaller denomination). KAIPOΣ, p. 302-303. Pudill p. 34-37. RPC 327.7 (this coin).

Extremely rare and probably the finest known. Usual minor areas of weakness on obverse, reverse weakly struck and surface somewhat smoothed, otherwise About Extremely fine

Provenance Details

Ex Leu Numismatik Winterthur 2, 2018, 171 and
Ex Leu Numismatik Winterthur 5, 2019, 253 sales.

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