Æ25 - Elagabalus ΘΥΑΤΕΙΡΗΝΩΝ

Thyatira, a Lydian city on the road between Pergamum and Sardis, was commercially prosperous enough during the Severan period to sustain a vigorous local bronze coinage under multiple emperors. Elagabalus's brief, chaotic reign from Rome did little to interrupt provincial minting — cities like Thyatira operated with considerable autonomy in issuing civic bronzes, requiring only that the emperor's name appear on the obverse to signal loyalty rather than any direct imperial authorization of the specific type.

The city was notable for its trade guilds, including dyers and wool-workers, whose prosperity funded civic dedications throughout the period.