Laodiceia ad Lycum Kleiner and Noe 1977 7, Silver, struck at Laodiceia ad lycum, 160–145 BC. Obverse: snake escaping from a cista mystica, surrounded by 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, head of aphrodite arc dans un goryte. Weight about 12.2 g, diameter 29.0 mm.
| mint | Laodiceia ad lycum | weight | 12.17g (2) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀29.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | 6↕ (2) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Snake escaping from a cista mystica, surrounded by 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, head of Aphrodite Arc dans un goryte
specimens (2)
British Museum
12.49g
⌀29.0
12↕
National Museum of Denmark
11.85g
Cite this coin
Laodiceia ad Lycum Kleiner and Noe 1977 7 (laodiceia_ad_lycum_kleiner_noe_1977_7), 160–145 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/laodiceia-ad-lycum-kleiner-and-noe-1977-7/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA