Æ29 - Commodus ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ

Cyzicus was one of the wealthiest and most politically connected cities in Mysia, and its civic bronze output under Commodus reflects that status. The city held the rare honor of neokorate — formal recognition as a keeper of an imperial cult temple — which gave it both the prestige and the motivation to produce well-funded local coinage flattering to the reigning emperor. Commodus granted or reaffirmed such honors to several Asian cities early in his reign, and Cyzicus was among the beneficiaries.

The dating to 180–186 places this piece within the first half of his sole reign, before the increasingly erratic behavior that culminated in his assassination on the last day of 192.