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Æ24 - Caracalla ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
| Issuer | Laodicea ad Lycum (Conventus of Cibyra) |
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| Year | 198-217 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) |
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| Mintage | ND (198-217) |
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Laodicea ad Lycum earned the title *neokoros* — keeper of the imperial cult temple — under the Severan dynasty, a designation that carried enormous civic prestige and drove a surge in local bronze coinage advertising the honor. The city had lobbied aggressively for the title, competing with neighboring Hierapolis and Apameia, and the coin's legend broadcasting *ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ* was as much civic propaganda as currency.
The Conventus of Cibyra was one of four judicial districts Rome imposed on Asia Minor, and Laodicea served as its administrative seat — a position that made the city wealthy enough to sustain prolific mint output under Caracalla's long reign.