The coins were found at a site located on the ... who sparked the rebellion against Antiochus IV Epiphanes and the Seleucid Empire. Historical records, confirmed by numismatic evidence, reveal ...
Laodicea holds an important place in history. Founded on the site of an earlier city by Antiochus II, king of the Seleucid Empire, between 261 and 253 BCE, it was named in honor of his wife Laodice.