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Æ24 - Gallienus (sole reign) (ϹΤΡΑ ΒΑϹΙΛΕΩϹ ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΟΚΟΡ)
| Issuer | Cyzicus (Conventus of Cyzicus) |
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| Year | 260-268 |
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| Diameter | 24 mm |
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| Reverse description | Central type featuring a lighted altar flanked by two upright flaming torches, each entwined by a serpent, evoking strong religious and chthonic symbolism associated with the civic cults of Cyzicus. The composition is symmetrically arranged within the field, with the flames of the torches rising toward the upper periphery. The surrounding Greek legend references the strategos Basileus and the city's distinction as twice neocorate, a prestigious honorific attesting Cyzicus's role as a twice-granted guardian of the imperial cult. The reverse fabric is heavily worn, consistent with the coin's extended circulation. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | ϹΤΡΑ ΒΑϹΙΛΕΩϹ ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΟΚΟΡ (Translation: of strategos Basileus, of the Cyzicenes, twice neocorate) |
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