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Æ21 - Philip I ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩ
| Issuer | Laodicea ad Lycum (Conventus of Cibyra) |
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| Year | 244-249 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Reverse lettering | ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩ (Translation: of the Laodiceans, neocorate) |
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| Mintage | ND (244-249) |
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Philip I's reign coincided with Rome's millennial celebrations of 248 AD, and provincial mints across Asia Minor issued heavily during this period — partly to fund the spectacle, partly because the new emperor needed visible loyalty from the eastern conventus. Laodicea ad Lycum, sitting astride the Lycus valley trade routes, was among the more prolific of the Cibyra conventus mints under Philip.
The abbreviation ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩ signals the city's neokorate status — a coveted imperial cult designation granted by Rome that licensed the city to build a temple in the emperor's honor and strike coins acknowledging that privilege.