Æ27 - Antoninus Pius ΕΠΙ ΑΡΧΟΝ ΔΙΦΙΛΟΥ ΜΕΙΛΗΤΟΠΟΛΕΙ

Miletopolis was a minor Mysian city of little political consequence, which makes the naming of a local magistrate on a civic bronze issue all the more significant — the archon Diphilos was exercising a form of civic autonomy that Rome permitted selectively, and his name on this coin is effectively the only record of his existence. The conventus of Cyzicus administered a sprawling district, and small poleis like Miletopolis issued bronze episodically, tied to local festivals or administrative moments rather than any continuous minting program.