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Æ16 - Augustus ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ ΖΕΥΞΙΣ ΦΙΛΑΛΗΘΗΣ
| Issuer | Laodicea ad Lycum (Conventus of Cibyra) |
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| Year | 15 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Mint | Laodicea ad Lycum, Phrygia, Turkey |
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Laodicea ad Lycum had been devastated by a major earthquake in 17 BC, and Augustus contributed significantly to its reconstruction — a gesture the city acknowledged through a surge of civic coinage in the years immediately following. This piece, issued around 15 BC, names the magistrate Zeuxis Philalethes, a local figure whose cognomen ("lover of truth") reflects the Greek honorific naming conventions common among Lydian civic elites. Zeuxis is attested across several coin issues of this period, suggesting he held influence in the city's administration through at least the early Augustan reconstruction years.