Mystery coin of Laodikia

Discussion in 'World Coins' started by John Anthony, Apr 30, 2013.

  1. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    Turreted head of Tyche on obverse. I can make out LAODIKEWN on the reverse, but that's all I've got. Various searches have left me empty handed. Any thoughts? Seleucid? Pseudo-autonomous?

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  3. Ardatirion

    Ardatirion Où est mon poisson

    Yes, a pseudo autonomous issue of the late 1st century BC / early 1st century AD. The date in the civic era should be on the inner left of the reverse.
     
  4. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    I can't make it out, but that's close enough! Thank you. Is it Athena on the reverse?
     
  5. Ardatirion

    Ardatirion Où est mon poisson

    Tyche again, holding her trademark rudder and cornucopia.
     
  6. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

  7. Ancientnoob

    Ancientnoob Money Changer

    The arrangement of the reverse, which I assume is also Tyche but holding a cornucopia, is similar to that of the Seleucid coinage. I looked for a match but couldn't immediately find one. I agree I also read LODIKEWN in the left field. That is almost certainly the location. Judging by the size and shape of the letters I would suspect late Seleucid.
     
  8. Ancientnoob

    Ancientnoob Money Changer

    Ardy beat me too it, nice job!
     
  9. Ardatirion

    Ardatirion Où est mon poisson

    Actually, it looks like the ZME in the exergue only occurs on CY 23 (AD 25/6). RPC 4393
     
  10. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    Another Tyche got away from me. Congratulations.
     
  11. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    Heh - thanks. Junk bin coin, just a few bucks, but it scratched the itch.
     
  12. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

  13. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

  14. ValiantKnight

    ValiantKnight Well-Known Member

    I know next to nothing about these but nice coin :thumb:
     
  15. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    Nice coin, JA ...

    Oh, and awesome link, chrsmat!! (it's always cool to learn something ... now I can relax for the rest of the day)
     
  16. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    This coin is more confusing that I thought. Evidently Seleucus I Nicator named five cities Laodicea after his mother. I'm guessing this is the one the Romans later called Laodicea-ad-Mare, the modern Syrian city of Latakia?
     
  17. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

    hey JA, i hope you don't mind if i jump in on your thread...but i just got this seleucid coin and this lead to to to date/calendar link above...

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    was trying to figure out what that EOP was on the bottom....

    antiochocus vii
    obv:eros
    revs:headdress of isis
    EOP in ex. (year 175 SE, or minted oct 138-sept 137 BC.
    antioch mint
     
  18. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    By all means, jump in. I know very little about the Seleucids, but I gained a general overview searching for some sort of reference for the Laodikian.
     
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