126, Lot: 178. Estimate $150. Sold for $117. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LYDIA, Mostene. Commodus. 177-192 AD. Æ 35mm (22.48 g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / EP MVOLIEPNO-V APX M-OCTHNWN, horseman right holding bipenis over shoulder being led by Hermes standing right, head turned left, holding long caduceus and bridle; Cyprus tree in background between Hermes and horse, small lighted altar under raised leg of horse. BMC Lydia -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock -; Lindgren -; Weber -; McClean -. VF, brown patina, some roughness. Apparently unpublished.

From the Garth R. Drewry Collection.

A similar type is recorded for Commodus without Hermes and without the Archon's name, which is apparently not recorded.