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Æ39 - Philip I ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ, ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ
| Issuer | Laodicea ad Lycum (Conventus of Cibyra) |
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| Year | 244-249 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC VIII#20793 |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Laodiceus standing to the right, holding an eagle in his outstretched hand and a long sceptre, facing the cult-statue of Artemis Ephesia, who stands frontally between two stags. The juxtaposition of the two civic deities embodies the Homonoia (concord) between Laodicea ad Lycum and Ephesus. The reverse legend, distributed around the field, names both cities and proclaims their alliance. The composition is rendered in the monumental style characteristic of large provincial bronzes of the Severan-Philippi period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The homonoia coinage between Laodicea ad Lycum and Ephesus belongs to a well-documented phenomenon of the mid-third century, when cities across Asia Minor struck large bronze issues celebrating their alliances — partly civic pride, partly a bid for imperial favor during Philip's reign. Laodicea, sitting astride the Lycus valley trade routes, had particular incentive to advertise its relationship with Ephesus, the preeminent city of the province.
At 39mm this is among the largest module struck in the homonoia series from the Cibyran conventus.