Laodiceia ad Lycum BMC Laodiceia 50-1, Bronze, struck at Laodiceia ad lycum, 50–30 BC. Obverse: head of dionysus wearing an ivy wreath. Reverse: cista mystica (ritual basket); on both sides, pilei (caps of the dioscuri), topped with stars ciste mystique (corbeille rituelle) ; de part et d'autre, pilei (bonnet des dioscures),. Weight about 4.1 g.
| mint | Laodiceia ad lycum | weight | 4.09g (4) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | — | axis | 0↕ (1) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Dionysus wearing an ivy wreath
reverse
Cista mystica (ritual basket); on both sides, pilei (caps of the Dioscuri), topped with stars Ciste mystique (corbeille rituelle) ; de part et d'autre, pilei (bonnet des Dioscures),
specimens (8)
Cite this coin
Laodiceia ad Lycum BMC Laodiceia 50-1 (laodiceia_ad_lycum_bmc_50-51), 50–30 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/laodiceia-ad-lycum-bmc-laodiceia-50-1/ (accessed: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA