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Æ22 - Gordian III ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
| Issuer | Sardes (Conventus of Sardis) |
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| Year | 238-244 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC VII.1#243 |
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| Reverse description | The lunar deity Mên depicted standing to the left in full figure, clad in a short chiton and wearing a Phrygian cap, with a crescent at his shoulders. In his right hand he holds a pine cone and in his left a tall sceptre. The encircling Greek legend around the field records the city's double neocorate status, attesting to Sardis's pride as a twice-honoured imperial cult centre. |
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| Reverse lettering | ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ (Translation: of the Sardians, twice neocorate) |
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Sardis held the neokorate — the right to maintain an imperial temple cult — twice over by Gordian III's reign, a distinction fiercely competed for among cities of the Lydian conventus and awarded by the Roman Senate. The Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ designation on this issue is a pointed civic boast, advertising that status to anyone handling the coin across the region.