Æ20 - Philip I ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ

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.