Tetradrachm - Septimius Severus ΔΗΜΑΡΧ EΞ ΥΠΑΤΟС Γ, Laodicea ad Mare

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.