LYDIA, Philadelphia. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ (23mm, 7.80 g, 6h). Rufus, son of Pamphilos, first archon. Struck circa AD 184-190. Laureate head right / Herakles standing facing, head left, leaning on club to left, lion’s skin draped over right arm. Hochard 1494c (D99/R210) = Kurth 300 = RPC IV.2 2849.5 = Dow, ACTTB, p. 257 (this coin). Dark brown patina. Near EF. From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 79 (17 September 2008), lot 604.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 13:05:40 ET.Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyers fee for bids placed on this website, 25% for all others.
