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Æ21 - Severus Alexander ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΝΕΟΚΟ (ΩΝ)
| Issuer | Cyzicus (Conventus of Cyzicus) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC VI#3769 |
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| Reverse description | A young bull or calf strides to the right in profile, rendered in a naturalistic style characteristic of Cyzicene civic coinage. The animal is depicted with well-defined musculature, its head lowered slightly, and its tail raised. This bovine type is a recurrent emblem on the coinage of Cyzicus, referencing the city's ancient civic and religious traditions. The encircling Greek legend identifies the issuing city and its neocorate status. The flan is somewhat irregular, with the legend partially visible around the periphery. |
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| Mint | Cyzicus (Mysia) |
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Cyzicus held the rare distinction of being a thrice-neokorate city — an honor granted by Rome for maintaining three imperial cult temples — and the truncated legend ΝΕΟΚΟ(ΩΝ) on this issue is a direct assertion of that status during Severus Alexander's reign. The city had aggressively pursued neokorate honors since the Flavian period, and civic bronze coinage was one of the primary vehicles through which such privileges were advertised to locals and visitors alike. Severus Alexander, notably conciliatory toward provincial elites after the brutal reign of Elagabalus, was a willing recipient of such dedications.