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Æ37 - Antoninus Pius Π ΚΛ ΑΤΤΑΛΟϹ ΑΝΕΘΗΚΕ ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Laodicea ad Lycum (Conventus of Cibyra) |
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| Year | 139-144 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Youthful bare-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius as Caesar, facing right, with characteristically curly hair rendered in fine detail, draped at the shoulder. The portrait reflects the early iconography of the future emperor during his time as Caesar under Antoninus Pius. A Greek legend encircles the bust within the outer border of the flan. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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The inscription ΑΝΕΘΗΚΕ — "dedicated" or "set up" — marks this as a civic dedication issue, with one Publius Claudius Attalus named as the magistrate responsible for the emission. Such named dedications were a feature of Phrygian civic coinage where local elites competed visibly for prestige through coin issues, funding them personally as a form of public munificence. Attalus is known from other Laodicean bronzes of the Antonine period, placing him among the city's more active magistrates during these years.
Laodicea ad Lycum sat within the conventus of Cibyra, one of the administrative districts through which Rome organized the judicial and civic life of Asia. The city had rebuilt itself substantially after a severe earthquake in 60 AD — famously without requesting imperial financial aid.