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Æ32 - Philip I ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
| Issuer | Laodicea ad Lycum (Conventus of Cibyra) |
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| Year | 244-249 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Two tetrastyle temples depicted in three-quarter perspective, each elevated upon a high stepped podium, with a cult statue visible within the columned interior of each shrine, representing the neocorate honours twice awarded to Laodicea ad Lycum. The architectural rendering reflects the city's pride in its imperial cult status, with the temples shown flanking one another in a symmetrical composition. The reverse legend identifying the city and its neocorate title is distributed around the field. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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Laodicea ad Lycum earned the title *neokoros* — temple warden — through the competitive politics of imperial cult honor, in which cities of Asia Minor lobbied Rome aggressively for the right to house and maintain a provincial imperial temple. The title carried real economic and prestige consequences, drawing pilgrims, festival traffic, and Roman administrative attention. Philip I's reign, though brief and troubled by Gordian III's shadow and near-constant military pressure on the Danube frontier, still saw active civic coin production across Asia Minor.
Laodicea fell within the conventus of Cibyra, one of the judicial assize districts through which Rome administered the province of Asia.