Æ24 - Pupienus and Balbinus ΜΙΛΗϹΙΩΝ ΝΕΟΚΟΡΩΝ

Pupienus and Balbinus reigned together for roughly three months in 238 AD — the same chaotic year that saw five emperors. The Senate elevated both men simultaneously as a calculated compromise, an unprecedented joint rule designed to counter the threat of Maximinus Thrax. Miletus struck this issue to mark that arrangement, incorporating the ΝΕΟΚΟΡΩΝ title that advertised the city's status as an imperially-recognized temple warden — a privilege Miletus held for the imperial cult and one it consistently deployed on civic bronzes to reinforce its standing among Ionian cities.