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Æ26 - Valerian and Gallienus ϹΤΡ ΑΥΡ ϹΩϹΤΡΑΤΟΥ ΚΥΖ Β / ΝΕΟ (Ο (Ρ)
| Issuer | Cyzicus (Conventus of Cyzicus) |
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| Year | 253-260 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of the emperor Valerian I facing right, portrayed with paludamentum over the cuirass, the laurel wreath clearly rendered on the head. The imperial legend runs around the periphery of the flan in Greek characters. The portrait is executed in the provincial style characteristic of the Cyzicene mint under the joint reign of Valerian and Gallienus, with bold relief and robust facial features. |
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| Mintage | ND (253-260) |
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Cyzicus was among the most productive civic minting centers in the conventus system during the joint reign, issuing bronze on behalf of both emperors simultaneously — a relatively rare administrative arrangement that reflects the city's privileged status under Rome. The magistrate name preserved in the obverse legend, Sostratos, anchors this piece to a specific local official whose tenure can sometimes be cross-referenced against other Cyzicene bronzes to reconstruct a rough sequential chronology of the city's issues.
The "NEO" designation in the reverse legend likely indicates a neokorate honor — Cyzicus held this temple-warden status multiple times, and distinguishing which grant a given coin commemorates remains an open problem in the series.