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Æ22 - Philip I ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ Κ ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ
| Issuer | City of Hierapolis (Conventus of Cibyra) |
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| Year | 244-249 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse lettering | ΙΕΡΑ ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ (Translation: Sacred Senate) |
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| Reverse lettering | ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ Κ ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ (Translation: concord of the Hierapolitans and the Ephesians, neocorate) |
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The homonoia (alliance) coinage struck between Hierapolis in Phrygia and Ephesus represents a formal civic friendship, likely negotiated to smooth commercial or religious rivalries between two cities competing aggressively for prestige under Philip I. Ephesus held the title of neokoros — temple warden of the imperial cult — multiple times over, and Hierapolis was not shy about asserting its own religious importance, centered on the sanctuary of Apollo and the famous Plutonion. These joint issues were a diplomatic instrument as much as a monetary one.