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Tetradrachm - Septimius Severus ΔΗΜΑΡΧ EΞ ΥΠΑΤΟС Γ, Laodicea ad Mare
| Issuer | Laodicea ad Mare |
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| Year | 208-209 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse lettering | ΔΗΜΑΡΧ EΞ ΥΠΑΤΟС Γ (Translation: `Tribunitian power, consul for the third time`.) |
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| Mintage | ND (208-209) - Laodicea ad Mare |
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Laodicea ad Mare served as one of the principal eastern mints striking silver tetradrachms for Septimius Severus, a reflection of the city's commercial importance on the Syrian coast rather than any administrative accident. The ΥΠΑΤΟС Γ tribunician dating places this piece in 208–209, when Severus was deep in preparations for his British campaign — the last major military undertaking of his reign, which would kill him at Eboracum in 211.
Prieur 1162 is among the better-documented varieties in the Laodicean sequence. The mint's output during this period was substantial, feeding military pay requirements across the eastern legions.