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Æ33 - Caracalla ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΕΩΝ ΚΕ ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ ΕΠ ΜΙΔ Β ΑΡΧ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ
| Issuer | Philadelphia (Conventus of Sardis) |
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| Year | 198-217 |
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| Weight | 20.06 g |
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| Reverse description | Homonoia type depicting Zeus standing to the right, holding an eagle in his outstretched hand and a long sceptre, facing Artemis standing to the left, who holds a bow with a quiver resting at her feet. The two deities, representing the civic cults of Philadelphia and Laodicea respectively, are shown in a formal confronted composition emblematic of the Homonoia (concord) coinage struck to commemorate the alliance between the two cities. The reverse legend naming the eponymous archon Midas II encircles the scene. |
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| Mintage | ND (198-217) |
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This coin is a homonoia issue — struck to commemorate a formal alliance between Philadelphia and Laodicea, two cities in the conventus of Sardis whose relationship was sufficiently important to warrant a shared coinage under Caracalla. Such homonoia coinages were not merely ceremonial; they reflected real civic diplomacy, often bound up with shared religious festivals, trade relationships, or coordinated appeals to the imperial administration for privileges and status recognition.
The magistrate abbreviation ΕΠ ΜΙΔ Β ΑΡΧ identifies the presiding official — a second-time archon whose name contracted to MID — placing this among the more precisely attributable issues in an otherwise complex series.