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Æ28 - Maximinus ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΝΕΟΚΟΡΩΝ
| Issuer | Cyzicus (Conventus of Cyzicus) |
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| Year | 235-238 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC VI#3801 |
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| Reverse lettering | ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΝΕΟΚΟΡΩΝ (Translation: of the Cyzicenes, neocorate) |
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| Mint | Cyzicus (Mysia) |
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Cyzicus held the title of neokoros — temple warden of the imperial cult — multiple times, and the boastful ΝΕΟΚΟΡΩΝ legend on this issue almost certainly reflects that civic pride during a reign defined by military necessity. Maximinus Thrax never visited the eastern provinces; his entire rule was consumed by campaigns on the Rhine and Danube frontiers, leaving cities like Cyzicus to self-administer their bronze coinage with considerable autonomy. The Senate declared him a public enemy in 238 before his own troops killed him outside Aquileia.