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Æ36 - Antoninus Pius Π ΚΛ ΑΤΤΑΛΟϹ ΑΝΕΘΗΚΕ ΑΡΧΙΕΡΑ ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Laodicea ad Lycum (Conventus of Cibyra) |
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| Year | 139-144 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Mintage | ND (139-144) |
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The inscription ΑΝΕΘΗΚΕ — "dedicated" or "set up" — marks this as a dedication issue, meaning the coin was struck not by the city acting through a magistrate in the conventional sense, but presented as a personal act of public piety by Attalos, the named archiereus. The office of archiereus, high priest of the imperial cult at the provincial level, was among the most expensive in Asia Minor; holders were expected to fund festivals, sacrifices, and exactly these kinds of commemorative bronzes from their own wealth.
Laodicea ad Lycum sat at the junction of major routes through the Lycus valley, making it one of the wealthier cities in the Cibyra conventus. That wealth shows in the module — 36mm civic bronzes are not casual issues.