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Æ18 - Commodus ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ
| Issuer | Cyzicus (Conventus of Cyzicus) |
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| Year | 186-192 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A stork depicted in profile walking to the right, its long legs and beak rendered in low relief consistent with provincial bronze coinage of the Antonine period. The ethnic legend ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ curves around the reverse field, identifying the issuing civic authority of Cyzicus. The overall style is characteristic of the Mysian mint's provincial coinage under Commodus. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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Cyzicus, positioned on the Propontis at the entrance to the Black Sea, was one of the wealthiest and most strategically significant cities in Asia Minor — a status that earned it the coveted title of neokoros, granted by Rome as recognition of its imperial cult responsibilities. Bronze civic issues of this period were produced entirely at the city's own expense and initiative, circulating locally for small transactions the imperial silver coinage was too valuable to handle. The years covered by this piece coincide with Commodus's increasingly erratic rule from Rome, culminating in his assassination on the final day of 192.