Laodikeia ad Lycum in Phrygia, 14-37 AD., era of Tiberius, issued by magistrate Pythes Pythou, Æ14, RPC 2910.
Laodikeia ad Lycum in Phrygia, era of Tiberius, issued by magistrate Pythes Pythou, 14-37 AD.,
Æ14 (ø 12,5-14 mm / 3,07 g), bronze, axes medal alignment ↑↑ (ca. 0°),
Obv.: B / {ΠYΘ} - ΛAOΔIKE[A?] , Aphrodite standing left, holding dove in extended right hand, B above (for his second period as magistrate), magistrate´s ΠYΘ -monogram below.
Rev.: wolf seated left, right paw raised, labrys across shoulder, all within laurel wreath.
RPC I , p. 478, no. 2910 (9 pieces listed) ; BMC Phrygia p. 288, 59-60 ; SNG Cop. 512 ; AMC 1393-4 .
The wolf represents the river-god Lykos, one of two giver-gods of Laodikeia. A labrys is a double-headed axe, also known to the Classical Greeks as a pelekus or sagaris, and to the Romans as a bipennis.
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![Laodikeia ad Lycum in Phrygia, 14-37 AD., era of Tiberius, issued by magistrate Pythes Pythou, Æ14, RPC 2910.
Laodikeia ad Lycum in Phrygia, era of Tiberius, issued by magistrate Pythes Pythou, 14-37 AD.,
Æ14 (ø 12,5-14 mm / 3,07 g), bronze, axes medal alignment ↑↑ (ca. 0°),
Obv.: B / {ΠYΘ} - ΛAOΔIKE[A?] , Aphrodite standing left, holding dove in extended right hand, B above (for his second period as magistrate), magistrate´s ΠYΘ -monogram below.
Rev.: wolf seated left, right paw raised, labrys across shoulder, all within laurel wreath.
RPC I , p. 478, no. 2910 (9 pieces listed) ; BMC Phrygia p. 288, 59-60 ; SNG Cop. 512 ; AMC 1393-4 .
The wolf represents the river-god Lykos, one of two giver-gods of Laodikeia. A labrys is a double-headed axe, also known to the Classical Greeks as a pelekus or sagaris, and to the Romans as a bipennis.
Schlüsselwörter: Laodikeia Lycum Phrygia Tiberius Magistrate Pythes Pythou Aphrodite Dove Monogram Wolf Labrys double-headed Axe Laurel Wreath](images/image.gif?id=1894779184990 "Klicken für Bild in voller Größe
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Laodikeia ad Lycum in Phrygia, 14-37 AD., era of Tiberius, issued by magistrate Pythes Pythou, Æ14, RPC 2910.
Laodikeia ad Lycum in Phrygia, era of Tiberius, issued by magistrate Pythes Pythou, 14-37 AD.,
Æ14 (ø 12,5-14 mm / 3,07 g), bronze, axes medal alignment ↑↑ (ca. 0°),
Obv.: B / {ΠYΘ} - ΛAOΔIKE[A?] , Aphrodite standing left, holding dove in extended right hand, B above (for his second period as magistrate), magistrate´s ΠYΘ -monogram below.
Rev.: wolf seated left, right paw raised, labrys across shoulder, all within laurel wreath.
RPC I , p. 478, no. 2910 (9 pieces listed) ; BMC Phrygia p. 288, 59-60 ; SNG Cop. 512 ; AMC 1393-4 .
The wolf represents the river-god Lykos, one of two giver-gods of Laodikeia. A labrys is a double-headed axe, also known to the Classical Greeks as a pelekus or sagaris, and to the Romans as a bipennis.
Schlüsselwörter: Laodikeia Lycum Phrygia Tiberius Magistrate Pythes Pythou Aphrodite Dove Monogram Wolf Labrys double-headed Axe Laurel Wreath")