IONIA, Smyrna. Augustus, with Tiberius. 27 BC-AD 14. Æ Assarion (19mm, 3.32 g, 12h). Koronos, magistrate. Struck circa AD 4-14. Confronted, bare heads of Augustus and Tiberius / Livia, as Aphrodite Stratonikis, standing facing, leaning on cippus, holding scepter and Nike; monogram to left, dove to right. Klose XXIV, Serie A, Gruppe a, 23 (V9/R23); RPC I 2467.54 = Dow, ACTTB, p. 254 (this coin). Green patina, slight roughness, flan preparation marks. VF. From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex Richard Prideaux Collection of Augustus (Classical Numismatic Group 78, 14 May 2008), lot 1306.The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter on Apostle John and the Seven Churches in Revelation. CNG is pleased to offer coins from the collection of the author here, and in subsequent electronic auctions. In this session we offer 33 coins, many illustrated in his book and cited in Roman Provincial Coins Online. Many are the RPC Online Feature coin or Plated coin in printed volumes. Closing Date and Time: 21 January 2026 at 13:04:40 ET.Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyers fee for bids placed on this website, 25% for all others.
