Æ19 - Elagabalus ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ

Hierapolis in Phrygia earned the title neokoros — temple warden — through the imperial cult, an honor that brought prestige, tax advantages, and a direct stake in advertising loyalty to whoever sat on the throne. Elagabalus's reign lasted just under four years before the Praetorian Guard murdered him and his mother in a latrine and dragged their bodies through the streets of Rome. Civic bronzes struck in his name were not systematically recalled in the provinces, which is why they survive at all.