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Æ25 - Philip I ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
| Issuer | Laodicea ad Lycum (Conventus of Cibyra) |
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| Year | 244-249 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Tyche, the city goddess, standing left in full figure, draped in long robes, holding a ship's rudder resting on a globe in her right hand and a cornucopia together with two ears of corn in her left hand, symbolising the city's prosperity and fortune. The composition follows the standard Phrygian civic reverse type associated with neocorate honours. The encircling legend ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ identifies the issuing city and its prestigious neocorate status. |
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| Mintage | ND (244-249) |
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Laodicea ad Lycum held the title of neokoros — official keeper of an imperial cult temple — a distinction cities competed fiercely for, since it brought prestige, revenue from pilgrims, and leverage in negotiations with Rome. The legend ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ advertises that status directly. Philip I's reign coincided with Rome's millennium celebrations in 248 AD, a moment when provincial cities with imperial cult connections had particular reason to produce honorific bronze.
The Conventus of Cibyra was the judicial district under which Laodicea fell, and coins struck within it often share reverse types across several cities — a useful detail when attributing worn specimens without clear legends.