Roman Provincial, Time of Tiberius (14-37 CE). Bronze Ae Unit, Phrygia, Laodicea mint
- Obverse: Wolf seated left with double axe within wreath
- Reverse: ΠYΘ (Monogram) ΛAOΔIKEΩN / Aphrodite standing left, holding dove;
Reference:
- RPC I 2904
- BMC 57-58
- SNG von Aulock 8412
Other Information:
Issued under Pythes Pythou, magistrate (without title)
On this coin and RPC I 2910, the animal has been variously described as a wolf (KM 264; AMC), a lynx (BMC), a lion or a panther (SNG Copenhagen), or a panther (SNG von Aulock). A wolf seems the likeliest and presumably is a pun on the Lykos river.
