Reverse: Antinous as a herdsman or Hermes, with an ox
Obverse: Draped bust of Antinous
| Collection: | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Context: | Bithynium |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Denomination: | Medallion |
| Issuing Authority: | Hadrian |
| Actual Weight: | 45.88 g. |
| Die Axis: | 1 |
| Date: | exact 117 AD - exact 138 AD |
| Dimensions: | 37.5 mm. |
| Region: | Bithynia |
| Period: | Hadrianic |
Obverse Type: Within a dotted circle stands Antinous, in the guide of a herdsman or Hermes, advancing in 3/4-view to the left, turning his head back to the right. He holds a pedum in his left hand, and extends his right hand to a reed. An ox, shown in near profile to the left, appears behind him.
Donor: Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoë Wilbour
Commentary: Imperial bronze medallion
Sources Used: BMCSylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Deutschland, Sammlung von Aulock, vol. 1, no. 297: both with obverse heads to right