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Æ20 - Valerian and Gallienus ΚΥΖΙΗΝΩΝ (sic) ΝΕΩΚΟΡ
| Issuer | Cyzicus (Conventus of Cyzicus) |
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| Year | 253-260 |
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| Weight | 4.63 g |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The misspelling ΚΥΖΙΗΝΩΝ for the expected ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ is not a modern cataloger's error — it appears on the die itself, the engraver having dropped the kappa entirely. Cyzicus held neokorate status, the prestigious honor of serving as an official imperial cult center, and the city's pride in advertising that status makes the botched spelling all the more conspicuous. Such lapses are not unknown in provincial bronze production, where die-cutters working under local contracts operated without the standardized oversight of the central Roman mints.