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Æ20 - Philip I ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Laodicea ad Lycum (Conventus of Cibyra) |
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| Year | 244-249 |
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| Diameter | 20 mm |
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| Obverse description | Turreted and draped bust of Tyche facing right, wearing a mural crown over wavy hair, with drapery visible at the shoulder. The Greek legend ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΙΑ is distributed around the bust in the field. The portrait is rendered in the provincial style typical of Phrygian civic bronze coinage of the mid-third century AD, with relatively low relief and a broadly struck flan. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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Philip I's reign coincided with Rome's millennial celebrations of 248 AD, and provincial mints across Asia Minor saw elevated striking activity as the emperor sought visibility in the eastern provinces. Laodicea ad Lycum, sitting in the fertile Lycus valley of Phrygia, was one of the more prolific civic mints of the Conventus of Cibyra during this period — its issues are numerous but individual types remain modestly scarce in collectible condition given the soft provincial bronze typically used.