Phrygia, Laodikeia; turreted bust/Nike
45,00 €
Description
Phrygia, Laodikeia, late 1st century AD. ΛΑΟΔΙΚƐΙΑ; turreted, veiled and draped bust of Laodikeia right / ΛΑΟΔΙΚƐΩΝ; Nike advancing left, with wreath and palm.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE13 |
| Weight [g]: | 1,42 |
| Grade: | aVF/VF |
| Attribution: | cf. SNG Cop. 524 (no veil); cf. RPC II 1299 (no veil) |
| Commentary: | brown-grey and green patina, good details |
Historical Context
Laodikeia became very early a seat of Christianity and is mentioned in Paul's Epistle to the Collosians.





