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Æ18 - Commodus ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΝΕ
| Issuer | Cyzicus (Conventus of Cyzicus) |
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| Year | 180-186 |
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| Diameter | 18 mm |
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| Obverse description | Bare, diademed head of the eponymous hero Kyzikos, youthful in aspect, facing right, with softly modelled features and wavy hair rendered in low relief. The obverse legend ΚΥΖΙΚΟϹ curves around the portrait within a plain border of dots. The artistic style is consistent with provincial bronze coinage of the Mysian mint during the Antonine period. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Cyzicus held the rare distinction of triple neokorate status by the Severan period, but this issue — struck under Commodus before his third grant — reflects the city's aggressive courtship of imperial favor during the early 180s. The abbreviation ΝΕ in the ethnic refers to Cyzicus's neokorate standing, a privilege tied directly to hosting an imperial cult temple and one the city defended jealously against rival Mysian communities.