Watch List notes:

Antinous Cast Æ Paduan Medallion. Obverse after Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570), circa 1600-1900. Hostilius Marcellus, priest of Antinous. ANTINOOΣ • OKTIΛIOΣ • MAPKEΛΛO • C O (IP)ЄYC TOV, bareheaded and draped bust to right / [• А]ΔΡΙΑΝΟΣ • ѠKOΔΟΗΣΕΝ, the shrine of Antinous: statue of Antinous standing facing within aedicula on basis set on raised floor, all within elaborate two-story tetrastyle temple façade with four steps, intercolumniations decorated with figural panels, an ornate entablature frieze and ibises flanking winged caduceus in pediment; crocodile to right below, preparing to consume ibis. Weber 1490; Noble 96, lot 5254; Bertolami-ACR E-96, 1472; for obv., cf. HMB I.59; Klawans 2; Lawrence 51; Johnson & Martini 1697-1702. 40.89g, 40mm, 12h.

Near Extremely Fine; attractive patina. Very Rare.

From the inventory of a UK dealer.