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Æ30 - Caracalla ΕΠΙ ΠΕΙϹΟΝΕΙΝΗϹ ΑΡΧ ΑϹΙΑ, ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ, ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
| Issuer | Laodicea ad Lycum (Conventus of Cibyra) |
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| Year | 198-217 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC V.2#50 |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Mintage | ND (198-217) |
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Laodicea ad Lycum held the title of neokoros — temple warden of the imperial cult — a distinction aggressively competed for among cities of Asia Minor, as it conferred prestige, tax advantages, and a stronger claim on Roman patronage. The archon name preserved in the obverse legend, Peisoneinos, anchors this issue to a specific magistracy, a detail that has allowed scholars to sequence the city's bronze coinage under Caracalla with unusual precision.
The Conventus of Cibyra was one of the judicial districts through which Rome administered the province, and Laodicea's dominant position within it gave the city both the means and the motivation to strike ambitious civic bronze of this module.