Æ25 - Severus Alexander ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΝΕΟΚΟΡ

Cyzicus held the title of neokoros — warden of an imperial cult temple — multiple times over, and coins of this city frequently advertise that status as a matter of civic prestige rather than mere religious duty. The designation was fiercely competed for among the cities of Asia Minor, sometimes requiring direct petitions to the emperor himself.

Severus Alexander's reign saw renewed investment in these provincial civic relationships after the instability of Elagabalus.