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Æ20 - Philip I ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ
| Issuer | City of Hierapolis (Conventus of Cibyra) |
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| Year | 244-249 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ Κ ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ (Translation: of the Hierapolitans and the Ephesians) |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Hierapolis in Phrygia held the title of neokoros — temple warden of the imperial cult — and the ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ legend on this type signals a formal concord agreement with another city, almost certainly a neighboring rival within the Cibyran conventus. These homonoia issues were not ceremonial gestures; they documented real diplomatic arrangements, often brokered to resolve disputes over festival precedence, road tolls, or trade access. Philip I's reign gave provincial cities unusual latitude for such self-promotion, as Rome was distracted by the Persian frontier and the political fallout following Gordian III's death at Misiche in 244.