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Æ24 - Gallienus (sole reign) (ϹΤΡΑ / ΚΡΑ ΒΑϹ/ΙΛΕΩϹ ΚΥ/ΖΙΚΗΝΩ / ΔΙϹ ΝΕΟΚ/ΟΡ)
| Issuer | Cyzicus (Conventus of Cyzicus) |
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| Year | 260-268 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Gallienus facing right, rendered in three-quarter view from the rear, a presentation typical of later Roman provincial coinage. The emperor's military attire, including visible pauldron and drapery over the left shoulder, underscores his imperial and martial authority. The obverse legend runs in Greek around the periphery of the flan, identifying the emperor by his full titulature. The flan is irregular and shows characteristic surface patination consistent with a hammered bronze provincial issue. The overall style reflects the provincial workshops of Mysia active during Gallienus's sole reign. |
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| Reverse description | Central field occupied entirely by a multi-line Greek inscription arranged in five lines, enclosed within a laurel wreath tied at the base. The text records the name and title of the local strategos, the civic identity of the Cyzicenes, and the city's distinguished status as twice neocorate — an honorific denoting that Cyzicus hosted the imperial cult on two occasions. The wreath border, a common device on Mysian civic bronzes, frames the epigraphic content symmetrically. The reverse carries no figural imagery, relying solely on the prestige of the inscribed text to convey civic pride and loyalty to Rome. The coin's surface is heavily patinated with green encrustation, rendering some details of the wreath and outer legend partially obscured. |
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| Mintage | ND (260-268) |
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