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Æ30 - Caracalla ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ ΤΟ ΠΗ, ΛΥΚΟϹ, ΚΑΠΡΟϹ
| Issuer | Mint of Laodicea ad Lycum |
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| Year | 216-217 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Julia Domna facing right, her hair elaborately arranged in the characteristic ridged, waved coiffure of the Severan period, falling in locks over the nape of the neck. The empress is depicted with finely rendered drapery at the shoulder and chest. The encircling Greek legend reads ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΔΟΜΝΑ ϹΕΒ, naming her as Augusta. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Laodicea ad Lycum received the title of neokoros — temple warden of the imperial cult — under Commodus, and the city exploited every subsequent imperial visit to advertise the honor on coinage. Caracalla passed through the region during his eastern campaigns in 215–216, and local civic mints seized on his presence to produce prestige bronzes asserting their cultic status. The river god Lykos and the boar (Kapros) appearing in the legend reflect the city's twin mythological foundations, invoking both the river that ran through it and the Phrygian hunting tradition associated with its earliest settlers.