Cyzicus sat at the junction of land and sea routes connecting Europe to Asia Minor, and under Hadrian the city was rewarded handsomely for its loyalty — he visited the region during his eastern tours and the city received substantial imperial patronage, including completion of the long-unfinished temple of Zeus Polieus. Provincial bronzes of this conventus were struck by local authority for small-transaction commerce, circulating within a tight regional economy rather than across the empire.
Cyzicus sat at the junction of land and sea routes connecting Europe to Asia Minor, and under Hadrian the city was rewarded handsomely for its loyalty — he visited the region during his eastern tours and the city received substantial imperial patronage, including completion of the long-unfinished temple of Zeus Polieus. Provincial bronzes of this conventus were struck by local authority for small-transaction commerce, circulating within a tight regional economy rather than across the empire.