Antoninus Pius Æ Cast Paduan Medallion of Nicomedia, Bithynia. Unknown maker, circa 1600-1900. AVT KAICAP AΔPIA HOC ANTONINOC, laureate head to right, with drapery on far shoulder / θEA ΔHMHT, Demeter, holding long torch, driving biga of serpents to right; ΝΕΙΚAIEIC below. Roma E-70, lot 1483; cf. RPC IV.1, 5487 (temporary) for prototype (slight reverse legend variant). 45.23g, 41mm, 6h.
Condition as seen.
From the Vitangelo Collection.