circa 133-67 BCE
Æ 20mm, 6,30g
Diademed female head to right /
ΛAOΔIKEΩN, filleted double cornucopia
BMC 31ff; SNG Copenhagen 498ff
Laodikeia on the Lykon was founded by Antiochos II Theos and named in honor of his wife Laodike. As is typical, there were a number of cities named after her. Seleukid kings didn’t do ‘onesies’.
circa 158-138 BCE
Æ 17mm, 7,79g
Obv: Head of Laodice or Aphrodite right, wearing stephane.
Rev: [Λ]ΑΟΔΙ – [Κ]ΕΩ[Ν], double cornucopiae left, fillet hanging down on left.
BMC 32-39, SNG Copenhagen 498-500, SNG von Aulock 3803
The ruins of the city have been under excavation for sometime and may be visited. The theater has been nicely restored and there are a number of columns with pedestals and collonades still visible.
Strabo mentioned that the city was very wealthy due to the quality of its soil.