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)
British Museum
4.22g
British Museum
3.42g
BnF (IRIS)
CHANGE (Oxford)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
National Museum of Denmark
4.34g
British Museum
4.36g
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: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA