Æ28 - Maximinus ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΝΕΟΚΟΡΩΝ

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.