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Æ22 - Hadrian ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Laodicea ad Lycum (Conventus of Cibyra) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse lettering | ϹΑΒΕΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ (Translation: Sabina Augusta) |
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| Mintage | ND (117-138) - - |
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Laodicea ad Lycum was one of the wealthiest cities in Phrygia, a commercial hub sitting astride the Lycus valley trade routes, and its civic coinage under Hadrian reflects that confidence. The city had rebuilt substantially after a devastating earthquake in 60 AD — largely at its own expense, famously refusing imperial financial assistance, a point of civic pride that ancient sources note explicitly.
The Conventus of Cibyra was one of four judicial districts into which Rome divided the province of Asia, and Laodicea served as its assize center, which partly explains the sustained vitality of its bronze output across the second century.