Ap. Claudius Ap. f. Pulcher, governor of Cilicia Laodiceia ad Lycum Metcalf 2017 XII, Silver, struck at Laodiceia ad lycum, 53–51 BC. Obverse: basket (cista mystica) from which a snake emerges, in a wreath of ivy serpent sortant d'une ciste mystique (panier rituel) ; dans une couronne de feuilles et de fruits de lierre. Reverse: gorytos (bow case) decorated with an aplustre and containing a bow, between two intertwined snakes; to side, winged caduceus arc dans un goryte. Weight about g.
| mint | Laodiceia ad lycum | weight | g (0) |
| ruler | Ap. Claudius Ap. f. Pulcher, governor of Cilicia | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | — | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Basket (cista mystica) from which a snake emerges, in a wreath of ivy Serpent sortant d'une ciste mystique (panier rituel) ; dans une couronne de feuilles et de fruits de lierre
reverse
Gorytos (bow case) decorated with an aplustre and containing a bow, between two intertwined snakes; to side, winged caduceus Arc dans un goryte
specimens (2)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
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Ap. Claudius Ap. f. Pulcher, governor of Cilicia Laodiceia ad Lycum Metcalf 2017 XII (laodiceia_ad_lycum_metcalf_2017_xii), 53–51 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ap-claudius-ap-f-pulcher-governor-of-cilicia-laodiceia-ad-lycum-metcalf-2017-xii/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA