Æ25 - Gallienus sole reign) (ϹΤΡΑ ΚΡΑ ΒΑϹΙΛΕΩϹ ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΝΕΟ (ΟΡΩΝ)

Cyzicus held the rare distinction of being one of the few Asian Greek cities to retain meaningful civic coinage rights well into the third century, a privilege that hinged on its status as the administrative center of its conventus and its long history of loyalty to Rome. Issues under Gallienus's sole reign — after Valerian's capture by Shapur I at Edessa in 260 — reflect a city still functioning with institutional confidence even as the empire fractured around it. The neokorate title embedded in the legend marks Cyzicus as a twice-honored imperial cult center.