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Æ30 - Caracalla ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ ΤΟ ΠΗ
| Issuer | Laodicea ad Lycum (Conventus of Cibyra) |
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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 elaborately waved and coiled hair rendered in the characteristic Severan style. The empress is portrayed with graceful drapery visible at the truncation of the shoulder. The circular Greek legend surrounds the effigy, reading ΙΟΥΛ ΔΟΜΝΑ ϹΕΒ, identifying her as Augusta. The die work, though worn, displays the refined portraiture typical of Phrygian civic bronzes of the early third century AD. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Laodicea ad Lycum earned the title of neokoros — temple warden of the imperial cult — and the legend ΤΟ ΠΗ records this as the city's 88th year of a local civic era. The neokorate status was jealously pursued by cities across the Greek East, conferring prestige, revenue from pilgrimage, and leverage in disputes with rival cities. Laodicea held multiple neokorates by the Severan period, and Caracalla's tour of the eastern provinces in 214–215 triggered a wave of such honorific emissions as cities competed for imperial favor.