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Æ26 - Caracalla Γ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ, ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Smyrna (Conventus of Smyrna) |
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| Year | 198-217 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Julia Domna facing right, her hair elaborately waved and coiled in the characteristic Severan style, arranged in ridged rows above the forehead and swept back into a bun. The empress is depicted with drapery over the shoulder, rendered with fine folds. A circular Greek legend surrounds the effigy in the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ ΙΟΥΛΙΑ (Translation: Augusta Julia) |
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Smyrna received its third neokorate — the honor commemorated by the Γ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ legend — under Caracalla, whose reign saw an unusually aggressive campaign by Asian cities to accumulate imperial cult titles. The grant required direct petition to Rome and a substantial financial outlay, making coins advertising the honor as much civic propaganda as circulating currency. Smyrna had long positioned itself as a rival to Ephesus and Pergamon for primacy in the province, and each neokorate title was a point scored in that competition.