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Æ27 - Gallienus sole reign) (ϹΤΡΑ ΒΑϹΙΛΕΩϹ ΚΥΖΙΚΗ/ΝΩΝ / ΝΕΟΚΟ (Ω) Β
| Issuer | Cyzicus (Conventus of Cyzicus) |
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| Year | 260-268 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (260-268) |
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Cyzicus held the rare distinction of receiving the title *neokoros* — temple warden of the imperial cult — twice over, which is precisely what the Β on this coin records. The city lobbied aggressively for such honors; a second neokorate was a mark of significant political capital with Rome. Gallienus, fighting on multiple fronts simultaneously during the 260s and briefly ruling without a co-emperor after his father Valerian's capture by Shapur I in 260, had ample reason to keep wealthy Mysian cities loyal through exactly these kinds of honorific concessions.